... 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 off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on... The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Seite 290von Washington Irving - 1821 - 343 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 Seiten
...even be heard half-amile off, quite to the opposite side of the millpond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately 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 - 1830 - 346 Seiten
...still be heard half-a-mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the...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 - 284 Seiten
...still be heard half-a-mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the...of the labour of headwork, to have a wonderful easy lite of it. Superstition. BUT all these were nothing to the tales of ghosts and apparitions that succeeded.... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 Seiten
...be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond , on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be 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 Seiten
...even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the...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 - 1848 - 550 Seiten
...even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the...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 - 1848 - 518 Seiten
...even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the...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 Seiten
...even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the...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 - 1849 - 538 Seiten
...even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from 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 - 1850 - 534 Seiten
...even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning, which are said to be legitimately descended from the...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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