 ... he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small wool hat rested on the top of his nose, for so his scanty strip of forehead...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Seite 311von Washington Irving - 1821 - 343 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 218 Seiten
...brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of the saddle; his elbows stuck out like a grasshopper's; and as the horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the napping of a pair of wings. A small wool hat 25 rested on the top of his nose, for so his scanty strip... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 220 Seiten
...we may judge from his name, which was Gunpowder. Ichabod was a rider suited for such a steed. He 20 rode with short stirrups, which brought his knees nearly up to the pomrrxel of the saddle; his elbows stuck out like a grasshopper's; and as the horse jogged on, the... | |
 | 1898 - 264 Seiten
...he looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a scepter, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a, pair... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1898 - 328 Seiten
...looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a scepter, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair... | |
 | 1898 - 264 Seiten
...in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a , steed. He THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW 197 rode with short stirrups, which brought his knees...carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a scepter, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 220 Seiten
...looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | William Landon Felter - 1900 - 244 Seiten
...looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...sceptre, and as the horse jogged on, the motion of hia arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small wool hat rested on the top of his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 252 Seiten
...looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...perpendicularly in his hand like a sceptre; and as his horse jogged on the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | William Franklin Webster - 1900 - 318 Seiten
...wander on the face of the earth, and to be a byword and a shaking of the head to the nations." " Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 170 Seiten
...looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a scepter, and as the horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of... | |
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