 ... of American history, that is to say, some thirty years since, a worthy wight of the name of Ichabod Crane, who sojourned, or, as he expressed it, "tarried," in Sleepy Hollow, for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity.  International Short Stories: American - Page 22edited by - 1910Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - England - 1822 - 490 pages
...instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut; a state which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for the...with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dan-' gled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame... | |
 | Mammon - 1823 - 384 pages
...by way of introduction, on the subject of his gait, as well as of his person and physiognomy. He is tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled out of his sleeves, feet shaped like shovels, and his whole form so loosely hung together, that it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...instrncting the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut ; a state which supplies the Unioji with pioneers for the mind as well as for the forest...sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and conntry schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut: a state which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its lemons of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 pages
...instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut, a State which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for the...forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier \voodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut; a state which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for the...schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to bis person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders , long arms and legs , hands that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut; a state which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for the...yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmaster^ She cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut ; a state which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for the...exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and }egs, hands that dangled a mile but of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1860 - 478 pages
...instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut ; a State which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of fix ntier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person.... | |
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