 ... he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small wool hat rested on the top of his nose, for so his scanty strip of forehead...  The Edinburgh monthly review - Stran 2911820Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 234 strani
...broken-down as he looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He...perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 420 strani
...broken-down as he looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He...which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of the Cbe XegenO ot Sleeps fjollow saddle ; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers' ; he carried his... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1894 - 362 strani
...out like grasshoppers' ; he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a scepter; and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the napping of a pair of wings. A small wool hat rested on the top of his nose, — for so his scanty strip... | |
 | Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 396 strani
...broken-down as he looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He...perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 482 strani
...in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. lie rode with short stirrups, which brought his knees...perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | 1895 - 384 strani
...young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with short stirrup, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of...carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand like a scepter ; and, as his horse jogged on. the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair... | |
 | William Malone Baskervill, James Witt Sewell - 1895 - 358 strani
...; " " It was such an apparition as is seldom to be met with in broad daylight." (4) Other words : " He rode with short stirrups, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of the saddle;" "No whit anticipating the oblivion which awaited their names and feats, the champions advanced through... | |
 | Sheldon and Company - 1895 - 388 strani
...broken-down as he looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with short stirrup, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of the saddle. His sharp elbows stuck out... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1895 - 432 strani
...picture it is — the steed and his rider ! The schoolmaster rides with short stirrups, which bring his knees nearly up to the pommel of the saddle ; his sharp elbows stick out like the knees of a grasshopper ; he carries his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a... | |
 | 1896 - 374 strani
...broken-down as he looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He...carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a scepter ; and, as the horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair... | |
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