 | 1819 - 610 pages
...his former cronies, though all .rather the worse for the wear and tear of time ; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that nappy age when a man can do nothing... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the...village, and a chronicle of the old times « before r the war. » It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...and preferred making friends amung the rising generation, with whom he fcoon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench, at the inn-door, and was reverenced... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time ; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time ; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arF 3 rived at that happy age when a man can do nothing... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunit he took his place once more on the bench at the inn do( and was reverenced as one of the patriarchs of the villag and a chronicle of the old times « before... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time ; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home, and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. Having nothing to do at home , and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with impunity, he took his place once more on the bench at the inn door, and was reverenced... | |
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... hereditary disposition to attend to anything else but his business. Rip now resumed his old walks and habits; he soon found many of his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time, and preferred making friends among the... 
