 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 520 pages
...frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...have served for shovels, and his whole frame most looselv hung together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes,... | |
 | 1866 - 538 pages
...schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane? What a portrait! "The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock, perched... | |
 | C. F. Childs - 1867 - 262 pages
...wielded birch beyond the water. " The cognomen Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall and exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms...together. His head was small, and flat at top ; with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock perched... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 524 pages
...schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceed- ingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weathercock perched... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 264 pages
...frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weathercock, perched... | |
 | 1874 - 820 pages
...forgotten when you hear of him, thus : — "The cognomen of Crane was not inappropriate to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame hung loosely together. His head was small,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weathercock, perched... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1875 - 98 pages
...frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock, perched... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1874 - 454 pages
...frontier woodsme and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weathercock, perched... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1876 - 452 pages
...frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his parson. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders,...shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together. H:s head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose,... | |
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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 hung together. His head was small and flat at top, with... 
