The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely... The Eclectic Review - Page 285redigeeritud poolt - 1820Full view - About this book
| Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 lehte
...sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile ont of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung... | |
| James Baldwin - 1897 - 430 lehte
...this volume : — I. THE SCHOOLMASTER. 146 ity. He was a native of Connecticut. He was tall, but very lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, and feet that might have served as shovels. His 5 head was small, with huge ears, large glassy eyes,... | |
| James Baldwin - 1897 - 430 lehte
...of this volume: — I. THE SCHOOLMASTER. ity. He was a native of Connecticut. He was tall, but very lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, and feet that might have served as shovels. His 5 head was small, with huge ears, large glassy eyes,... | |
| Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1898 - 328 lehte
...sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeve's, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together.... | |
| James N. Patrick - 1898 - 234 lehte
...sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame was loosely hung together. His head was... | |
| H. S. Beresford-Webb - 1900 - 216 lehte
...telegram, Sepefc$e of the day, ber bamaligen 3eit XLV.— The Village Schoolmaster. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...that it looked like a weathercock, [perched] upon his spindle-neck, to tell which way the wind blew. To see him striding along the profile of a hill on a... | |
| Washington Irving - 1900 - 252 lehte
...sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snip nose, so tha.t it looked like a weather-cock perched upon his spindle neck to tell which way the... | |
| Charles Raymond Barrett - 1900 - 264 lehte
...describes the hero (?), Ichabod Crane, and the heroine, Katrina Van Tassel : The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at the top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock,... | |
| Charles Raymond Barrett - 1900 - 274 lehte
...describes the hero (?), Ichabod Crane, and the heroine, Katrina Van Tassel : The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at the top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock,... | |
| Elias J. MacEwan - 1900 - 330 lehte
...Sleepy Hollow, for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity. 14. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but...served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely held together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a... | |
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