...Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favourite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all so family squabbles and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings,...

...inquiring youth will do (Thackeray). Again and again he would go to the window and gaze from it (Trollope) The children of the village too would shout with joy whenever he approached (Irving). Of a sudden mist and rain would clear away, and I would come down into picturesque little...

...Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual, with the amiable sex,...too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. lie assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and...

...Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever lie approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot...

...Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossippings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, would shout...

...Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked these matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children...

...that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the aimable sex, took his part in all family squabbles ; and never...shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted in their sports, made he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them, hanging...

...blessing, and if so, Rip Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the goodwives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all the family squabbles; and never failed, when they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings,...

...Van Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favourite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex,...gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. Kip Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted...

...Winkle was thrice blessed. Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives cf the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took...squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked these matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children...