 The musician was an old grayheaded negro, who had been the itinerant orchestra of the neighborhood for more than half a century. His instrument was as old and battered as himself. The greater part of the time he scraped on two or three strings, accompanying...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 482by Washington Irving - 1868 - 507 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1821 - 604 pages
...Revelry and dancing are the order of the evening, and the schoolmaster is in all his glory. ' Ichaboi) prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his...clattering about the room, you would have thought that St. Vitus himself was figuring before you in propria persona. He was the admiration of all the... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...of the time he scraped away on two or three strings, accompanying every movement of the bow with a motion of the head; bowing almost to the ground, and...fibre, about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely Jhung frame in full motion, and clattering about the room, you would have thought Saint Vitus himself,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...of the time he scraped away on two or three strings , accompanying every movement of the bow with a motion of the head ; bowing almost to the ground,...a fibre, about him was idle ; and to have seen his loosely-hung frame in full motion, and clattering about the room, you would have thought Saint Vitus... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...part of the time he scraped on two or three strings, accompanying every movement of the bow with a motion of the head ; bowing almost to the ground,...stamping with his foot whenever a fresh couple were to scart. Tchabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...of the time he scraped away on two or three strings , accompanying every movement of the bow with a motion of the head; bowing almost to the ground, and stamping with hisfoot whenever a fresh couple were to start. Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...part of the time he scraped on two or three strings, accompanying every movement of the bow with a motion of the head ; bowing almost to the ground,...have seen his loosely hung frame in full motion, and cluttering about the room, you would have thought Saint Vitus himself, that blessed patron of the dance,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...part of the time he scraped on two or three strings, accompanying every movement of the bow with a motion of the head ; bowing almost to the ground,...to start. Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing ns much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle ; and to have seen his... | |
 | Washington Irving - Gift books - 1853 - 304 pages
...a slap on the shoulder, a loud laugh, and a pressing invitation to " fall to, and help themselves." Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as...in full motion, and clattering about the room, you woulu have thought Saint Vitas himself, that blessed patron of the dance, was figuring before you in... | |
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