 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pagine
...manage the ponltry ; ior , as she sagely observed , dncks and geese are foolish things , and tuusl lie looked after , but girls can take care of themselves,...plied her spinning wheel at one end of the piazza , bonest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at [hc other, watching the achievements of a little... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 pagine
...than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man and an excellent father, let her have her way in everything. His notable little wife, too, had enough to do to...the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 400 pagine
...than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man and an excellent father, let her have her way in everything. His notable little wife, too, had enough to do to...the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pagine
...housekeeping and manage the poultry; for, as she sagely observed, ducks and geese are foolish thmgs, and must be looked after, but girls can take care...the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 518 pagine
...thing. His notable little wife, too, had enough to do to attend to her housekeeping and manage her poultry ; for, as she sagely observed, ducks and geese...the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pagine
...tiling. His notable.little wife, too, had enough to do to attend to her housekeeping and manage her poultry; for, as she sagely observed, ducks and geese...the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza,, honest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pagine
...tiling. His notable little wife, too, had enough to do to attend to her housekeeping and manage her poultry; for, as she sagely observed, ducks and geese...foolish things, and must be looked after, but girls ean take care of themselves. Thus while the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 pagine
...thing. His notable little wife, too, had enough to do to attend to her housekeeping and manage her poultry ; for, as she sagely observed, ducks and geese...the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 pagine
...thing. His notable little wife, too, had enough to do to attend to her housekeeping and manage her poultry ; for, as she sagely observed, ducks and geese...are foolish things, and must be looked after, but girla can take care of themselves. Thus while the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 474 pagine
...little wife, too, had enough to do to attend to her housekeeping and manage her poultry ; for, as j$nc3 sagely observed, ducks and geese are foolish things,...the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Bait would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other,... | |
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