Washington Irving Rip Van Winkle
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819–1820)
Source: "Rip Van Winkle".
“There is no jesting with edge tools.”
Act IV, scene vii.
The Little French Lawyer (c. 1619–23; published 1647)
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