... 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 - Page 290by Washington Irving - 1821 - 343 pagesFull view - About this book
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 438 pages
...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 - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...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 - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...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 - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Americans - 1849 - 538 pages
...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 - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1850 - 534 pages
...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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