 The offer of the honest mason was gladly accepted; he moved with his family into the house and fulfilled all his engagements. By little and little he restored it to its former state; the clinking of gold was no...  Engelsk Læsebog - Page 22by J. Listov - 1874Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1832 - 356 pages
...sturdily : ' let me live in your house rent-free until some better tenant present, and I will engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit...bag of money !' " The offer of the honest mason was glady accepted ; he moved with his family into the house, and fulfilled all his engagements. By little... | |
 | 1832 - 368 pages
...sturdily : Met me live in your house rent-free until some belter tenant present, and Г trill engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit that disturbs it- 1 am a good Christian and a poor man, and am not to be daunted by the devil himself, even though he... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1837 - 474 pages
...tenant presents, and I will engage to put it in repair, and quiet the troubled spirits that disturb it ; I am a good christian and a poor man, and am not to be daunted by the devil himself, though he come in the shape of a big bag of money." The offer of the honest mason was gladly accepted... | |
 | John Hall - Elocution - 1845 - 354 pages
...tenant presents', and I will engage to put it in repair', and quiet the troubled spirits that disturb it. I am a good Christian and a poor man*, and am...to be daunted by the devil himselF, even though he come in the shape of a big bag of money." The offer of the honest mason was gladly accepted' ; he moved... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1861 - 448 pages
...sturdily : ' let me live in your house rent-free until some better tenant present, and I will engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit...disturbs it. I am a good Christian and a poor man, and ain not to be daunted by the Devil himself, even though he should come in the shape of a big bag of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 438 pages
...sturdily : ' let me live in your house rent-free until some better tenant present, and I will engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit...should come in the shape of a big bag of money !' " The ofier of the honest mason was gladly accepted ; he moved with his family into the house, and fulfilled... | |
 | Alfred May - English language - 1864 - 252 pages
...mason sturdily: 'let me live in your house rent-free until some better tenant offers, and I will engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit that disturbs it.' The offer of the honest mason was gladly accepted; he moved with his family into the house, and fulfilled... | |
 | Jean Roemer - 1868 - 340 pages
...sturdily : " let me live in your house rent-free until some better tenant present, and I will engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit...he should come in the shape of a big bag of money I " The offer of the honest mason was gladly accepted ; he moyed with his family into the house, and... | |
 | mrs. J Werner Laurie - 1869 - 200 pages
...sturdily ; " let me live in your house rent-free until some better tenant present, and I will engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit...he should come in the shape of a big bag of money 1" The offer of the honest mason was gladly accepted ; he moved with his family into the house, and... | |
 | George William Cox - Aryans - 1870 - 488 pages
...landlord chances to betake himself to the poor mason, who declares that he is ' not to be frightened by the devil himself, even though he should come in the shape of a big bag of money.' When he is led to the house, he finds that it is the very one in which he had worked for the priest,... | |
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