 ... his own mind he completely carried away the palm from the parson. Certain it is his voice resounded far above all the rest of the congregation ; and there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile...  The Beauties of Washington Irving - Page 148by Washington Irving - 1835 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 438 pages
...congregation ; and there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half-amile off, quite to the opposite side...descended from the nose of Ichabod Crane. Thus, by diverse little make-shifts, in that ingenious way which is commonly denominated " by hook and by crook,"... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morningj which are said to be legitimately descended from the nose of Ichabod Crane. Thus, by divers... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...resounded far above all the rest of the congregation ; and there are peculiar quivers still to be heard in that church, and may still be heard half-a-mile off,...thought, by all who understood nothing of the labour of head work, to have a wonderful easy life of it. Superstition. But all these were nothing to the tales... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still lo be heard it that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond ,...legitimately descended from the nose of Ichabod Crane. Tntis , by divers little makeshifts, in that ingenions way which is commonly denominated « by book... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...was thought, by all who understood nothing of the labor of headwork, to have a wonderfully easy life of it. The schoolmaster is generally a man of some... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...was thought, by all who understood nothing of the labor of headwork, to have a wonderfully easy life of it. The schoolmaster is generally a man of some... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...crook," the worthy pedagogue got on tolerably enough, ami was thought, by all who understood nothing of the labor of headwork, to have a wonderfully easy... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...was thought, by all who understood nothing of the labor of headwork, to have a wonderfully easy life of it. The schoolmaster is generally a man of some... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1849 - 538 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...the nose of Ichabod Crane. Thus, by divers little make-shins, in that ingenious way which is commonly denominated " by hook and by crook," the worthy... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1850 - 534 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...Crane Thus, by divers little make-shifts, in that inge nious way whicn is commonly denominated "by hook and by crook," the worthy pedagogue got on tolerably... | |
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