 Indeed it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils. The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and, though lank, had the dilating powers of...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq - Seite 266von Washington Irving - 1834 - 4 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an Anaconda; but, to help out his maintenance, he was, according...those parts, boarded and lodged at the houses of the famers, whose children he instructed. With these he lived successively a week at a time; thus going... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an Anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...boarded and lodged at the houses of the farmers, whose f •:••-! . /••• ^ •-..;. children he instructed. With these he lived successively a week... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according to country custom in those parts, hoarded and lodged at the houses of the farmers, whose children he instructed. With these he lived... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 Seiten
...feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an Anaconda; but to help out his maintainance, he was, according to country custom in those parts,...lodged at the houses of the farmers, whose children he mstructed. With these he lived successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighbourhood,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 Seiten
...murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy suna^ mer'sday, like the hum of a bee-hive; interrupted now and then...according to country custom in those parts, boarded and logded at the houses of the farmers, whose children he instructed. With these he lived successively... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 482 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 518 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 Seiten
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
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