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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 353
by Washington Irving - 1822 - 393 pages
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...tardy, had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help i ii'-i:: over a tall word. Books were flung aside, without...whole school was turned loose an hour before the usual ferae ; bursting forth like a legion of young imps,yeipT>. :i••'.':;••..-. -i. .-•:'. •...
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The Beauties of Washington Irving, Esq. ...

Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...over half with impunity, and those who were tardy had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed or help them over a tall word....about the green, in joy at their early emancipation. A Dutch Entertainment. Thus feeding his mind with many sweet thoughts and " sugared suppositions,"...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...over half with impunity, and those who were tardy, had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word....young imps, yelping and racketing about the green, in joj at their early emancipation. The gallant Ichabod now spent at least an extra half-hour at his toilet,...
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The American Common-place Book of Prose: A Collection of Eloquent and ...

American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...over half with impunity, and those who were tardy had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word. Books were thrown aside without being put away on the shelves ; ink.stands were overturned, benches thrown down,...
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The Beauties of Washington Irving

Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...over half with impunity, and those who were tardy, had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word....put away on the shelves ; inkstands were overturned ; trenches thrown down ; and the whole school was turned loose an hour before the usual time ; bursting...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.], Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 pages
...over half with impunity, and those who were tardy, had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word....emancipation. The gallant Ichabod now spent at least an extra half-hour at his toilet, brushing and furbishing up his best, and indeed only suit of rusty black,...
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The Sketch Book

Washington Irving - Americans - 1843 - 458 pages
...over half with impunity; and those who were tardy, had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word....emancipation. The gallant Ichabod now spent at least an extra half-hour at his toilet, brushing and furbishing up his best, and indeed only suit, of rusty black,...
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The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, esq

Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...over half with impunity; and those who were tardy, had a smait appli cation now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word....emancipation. The gallant Ichabod now spent at least an extra half-hour at his toilet, brushing and furbishing up his best, and indeed only suit, of rusty black,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentn

Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...over half with impunity, and those who were tardy, had a smart application now ami then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word....emancipation. The gallant Ichabod now spent at least mi extra half hour at his toilet, brushing and furbishing up his best, and indeed only suit of rusty...
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The Irving Gift: Being Choice Gems

Washington Irving - Gift books - 1853 - 304 pages
...over half with impunity, and those who were tardy, had a smart application now and then in the rear, to quicken their speed, or help them over a tall word....bursting forth like a legion of young imps, yelping and rackettmg about the green, in joy at their early emancipation. A Dutch Entertainment. Thus feeding...
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