 ... band of chosen singers, where in his own mind he completely carried away the palm from the 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...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Seite 264von Washington Irving - 1821Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 Seiten
...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 a still Sunday morningj which are said to be legitimately descended from the nose of Ichabod Crane. Thus, by divers... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 Seiten
...of the congregation ; and there are peculiar quivers still to be heard in that church, and may still be heard half-a-mile off, quite to the opposite side...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 - 1835 - 194 Seiten
...there are peculiar quavers still lo be heard it that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond ,...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 Seiten
...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,...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 - 1848 - 550 Seiten
...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,...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 - 1848 - 518 Seiten
...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,...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 Seiten
...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,...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 - 1851 - 488 Seiten
...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,...Crane Thus, by divers little make-shifts, in that inge nious way which is commonly denominated "by hook and by crook," the worthy pedagogue got on tolerably... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 Seiten
...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,...legitimately descended from the nose of Ichabod Crane.' One of the infirmities in the mental constitution of Ichabod Crane, caused partly by his residence... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 Seiten
...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 a still Sunday morning, which are sqji to be legitimately descended from the nose of Ichabod Crane. Thus, by divers little make-shifts... | |
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