 Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay...  The Beauties of Washington Irving, Esq. ... - Page 15by Washington Irving - 1830 - 316 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 814 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable aex, took his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. When ever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them, hanging on his skirts,... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1903 - 296 pages
...family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gnssipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children...of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dpdgiiig about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them hanging on his skirts, clambering... | |
 | Alexander Jessup, Henry Seidel Canby - Short stories - 1918 - 528 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village, tbo, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings,... | |
 | D.C. Heath and Company - Readers - 1903 - 362 pages
...who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all the family squabbles ; and never failed, when they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings,...all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. • The children at the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made... | |
 | Readers - 1903 - 362 pages
...who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all the family squabbles ; and never failed, when they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings,...lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children at the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made... | |
 | Hendrik Poutsma - English language - 1914 - 724 pages
...according to the best of their experience. THACK., Van. Fair, I, Ch. XVIII, 189. gossipings. They never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame van Winkle. WASH. IRV. , Rip van Winkle. greetings. He stopped at the outer door to bestow the greetings of the... | |
 | Abraham Howry Espenshade - English language - 1904 - 410 pages
...the village, who, as is usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. 6. Certain it is that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as is usual... | |
 | Abraham Howry Espenshade - English language - 1904 - 412 pages
...the village, who, as is usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle.1 In the foregoing sentences an effort has been made to mark the stages in the growth of a sentence.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1905 - 138 pages
...of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever ho went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them hanging on his skirts, clambering... | |
 | Albert Le Roy Bartlett, Howard Lee McBain - English language - 1906 - 360 pages
...the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked these matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay all...shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted in their sports, made playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories... | |
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