...termagant wife, and of the various pastimes with which he sought to cheat the miseries of his thraldom. ' Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as...never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge-tool that grows keener with constant use. For a long while he used to console himself, when driven...

...fell, his tail drooped to the ground, or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many a side-long glance at Dame Van Winkle,...and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, would fly to the door with yelping precipitation. Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as...

...fell, his tail drooped to the ground or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle,...never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edgetool that grows keener with constant use. For a long while he used to console himself, when driven...

...seems, was afflicted with incurable idleness, and also, as he well deserved, with a scolding wife. ' Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as...matrimony rolled on ; a tart temper never mellows with nge, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use. For a long while he...

...termagant wife, and of the various pastimes with which he sought to cheat the miseries of his thraldom. ' Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as...mellows with age, ' and a sharp tongue is the only edge-tool that grows keener with * constant use. For a long while he used to console himself, when...

...termagant wife, and of the various pastimes with which he sought to cheat the miseries of his thraldom. ' Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as...rolled on ; a tart temper never mellows with age. f and a sharp tongue is the only edge-tool that grows keener with ' constant use. For a long while...

...fell, his tail drooped to the ground or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle,...never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edgetool that grows keener with constant use. For a long while he used to console himself, when driven...

...fell, his tail drooped to the ground or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle,...never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. For a long while he used to console himself, when driven...

...casting many a side-long glance at Dome Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, would fly to the door with yelping precipitation....sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use. For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting...

...fell, his tail drooped to the ground, or curled between his legs, lie sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle,...worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled ou ; a tart temper never mellows with ¡ige, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener...