 | 1819 - 610 pages
...even refuse to assist a neighbour in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frulicks for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences...for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...He would never refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own : but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolicks for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...He would never refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...even refuse to assist a neighbour in the roughest toil; and was a foremost man at all country frolicks for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences...for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...He would never refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building...the women of the village, too, used to employ him to ran their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...He would never refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pages
...the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian corn,orbuilding stone fences. The women of the village, too, used...for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...He would never refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building...do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 316 pages
...He would never refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building...too, used to employ him to run their errands, and do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready... | |
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Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business... 
