 | 1819 - Liczba stron: 610
...piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in epite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces;...weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some out-door work to do.... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - Liczba stron: 476
...all kinds of profitable labour,' « thinking it no use to work upon his own farm because every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him,' yet always ready to help his neighbours— • the foremost at husking frolics, and building stone... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - Liczba stron: 424
...work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite...weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some out-door work to do... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - Liczba stron: 364
...work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite...weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some out-door work to do... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - Liczba stron: 804
...work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite...the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in bis fields than any where else; the rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some out-door... | |
 | 1819 - Liczba stron: 606
...work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite...weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some out-door work to do.... | |
 | 1826 - Liczba stron: 654
...; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country; every thing about it went wrong, in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his cows would either go astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - Liczba stron: 346
...work on his farm; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite...cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his field than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some out-door... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - Liczba stron: 320
...work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite...astray, or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to growquicker in his fields than any where else ; the rain always made a point of setting in just as... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - Liczba stron: 196
...work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; every thing about it went wrong , and would go wrong, in spite...the cabbages; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his lields than any where else; the rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some out-door... | |
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Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground... 
