 The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely...  English: Composition and Literature - Page 70by William Franklin Webster - 1900 - 275 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 970 pages
...as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of fmtier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands t I..M dangled a mile out of his^leeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 pages
...as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge e.irs, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a. weathercock perched... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1883 - 52 pages
...as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...might have served for shovels, and his whole frame no most loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1884 - 362 pages
...served for »hovels, and his whole tram« most loosely hung together. Ills henil was email, and fíat at top, with huge ears, large, green, glassy eyes, and a long, snipe nose, so th;it it looked like a weathercoek perched upon his spindle neck, to tell which way the wind blrw.... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - English language - 1888 - 286 pages
...and am no more worthy to be called thy son ; make me as one of thy hired servants. 7. Ichabod Crane was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, vfeet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame •> most loosely hung together. His... | |
 | 1890 - 864 pages
...as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...that might have served for shovels, and his whole frams) most loosely hung together. His head was small, and fiat at top, with huge ears, large green... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1891 - 270 pages
...as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dairgled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - Anonyms and pseudonyms - 1893 - 488 pages
...Irviug's " Sketch-book." iff " The cognomen of Cran' was not inapplicable to his person. lie was tail, but, exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long...sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and hU whole frame most loosely hung together. Ilis head was small, aud flat at top, with huge ears, large,... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - Anonyms and pseudonyms - 1893 - 490 pages
...schoolmaster, whose adventures are related in the " Legend of Sleepy Hollow," in Irving's "Sketch-book." J3QP u The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tull, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1894 - 458 pages
...for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of Ms sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together.... | |
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