 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
 | Benjamin N. Black - Readers - 1906 - 352 pages
...the good wives of the village, and the children, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and...them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. 4. Whenever he went dodging about the village he was surrounded by a troop of them hanging on his skirts... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1907 - 328 pages
...his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in 10 their evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on...kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of 15 ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a... | |
 | Lawton Bryan Evans - English language - 1908 - 262 pages
...to this simple and sincere people." — HENRY GKADY. 3. " The children of the village loved him. He made their playthings; taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles; and told them about ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Readers - 1909 - 426 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took 5 his part in all family squabbles; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...their sports, made their playthings, taught them to 10 fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Basal reading instruction - 1909 - 428 pages
...the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took 5 his part in all family squabbles; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in...the blame on Dame Van 'Winkle. The children of the rillage, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their... | |
 | Civil Service Commission of Canada - Civil service - 1910 - 240 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...gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle.' 17 1. Write out in full all the clauses in this sentence; tell the kind of each and the relation of... | |
 | English literature - 1910 - 408 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...The children of the village, too, would shout with 5 joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 pages
...the village, who as usual with the ami10 able sex, took his part in all family squabbles; and never failed whenever they talked those matters over in...with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their 15 sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories... | |
 | Education - 1912 - 540 pages
...true." And so they did, and so has everybody trusted that has since been alive. Sixth Week. LESSON I. The children of the village, too, would shout with...them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. LESSON III. The West Indies, with the exception of the Bahamas, are well supplied with abundant rainfall... | |
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