| Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 450 pagina’s
...all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail dropped to the ground, or curled between his legs, he sneaked...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Times grew worse... | |
| Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 510 pagina’s
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods ; but what courage can withstand the ever-during and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The...moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail dropped to the ground, or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many... | |
| Washington Irving, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1880 - 146 pagina’s
...but what courage can withstand the ever-during and all- 120 besetting terrors of a woman's tongue 1 The moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell,...nourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the us door with yelping precipitation. Times grew worse and worse with Eip Van Winkle as years of matrimony... | |
| 1880 - 444 pagina’s
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods — but what courage can withstand the ever-during and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Times grew worse... | |
| mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 pagina’s
...domestic adherent and companion in idleness was his dog Wolf, who was as much henpecked as his master. The moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell,...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, would flee to the door with yelping precipitation. VAN WINKLE AT... | |
| Washington Irving - 1880 - 444 pagina’s
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods — but what courage can withstand the'ever-during and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue? The...with a gallows air, casting many a sidelong glance ar Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with... | |
| Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pagina’s
...terrors of a woman's tongue? The moment Wolf entered 45 the house his crest fell , his tail dropped to the ground or curled between his legs, he sneaked...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. 40). whichever... | |
| 1881 - 884 pagina’s
...animal as ever scoured the woods ; but what courage can withstand the ever-enduring, all besetting terrors of a •woman's tongue ? The moment Wolf entered...sidelong glance at Dame van Winkle ; and, at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation." The pity which... | |
| Washington Irving - 1881 - 970 pagina’s
...— but what courage can withstand the everduring and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? Tho moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his...sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Times grew... | |
| Granville series - 1881 - 376 pagina’s
...as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods ; but what courage can withstand the ever- during and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue ? The...he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many «i sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would... | |
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