 ... 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
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 416 Seiten
...him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He iode with short stirrups, which brought his knees nearly...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... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1900 - 160 Seiten
...and the degree to which our imaginations are stimulated by color, sound, and motion.] (3) "Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of his saddle; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers'; he carried his whip perpendicularly in his... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1900 - 162 Seiten
...and the degree to which our imaginations are stimulated by color, sound, and motion.] (3) " Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of his saddle ; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers' ; he carried his whip perpendicularly in... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1900 - 440 Seiten
...for such a steed. He rode with short stirrups, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of his saddle ; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers'...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 - 1901 - 218 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 216 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 546 Seiten
...looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. QdNJchabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with...to the pommel of the saddle, his sharp elbows stuck 10 out like grasshoppers', he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand like a sceptre, and as his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 542 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...to the pommel of the saddle, his sharp elbows stuck 10 out like grasshoppers', he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand like a sceptre, and as his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1902 - 204 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... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1902 - 504 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... | |
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