 ... 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 which may even be heard half a mile...  The Irving Gift: Being Choice Gems - Page 152by Washington Irving - 1853 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 438 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half-amile off, quite to the opposite side of the millpond, on...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 - Americans - 1821 - 328 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even be heard half-amile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...of headwork, to have a wonderful easy life of it. The schoolmaster is generally a man of some importance in the female circle of a rural neighbourhood... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...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 - American essays - 1822 - 416 pages
...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,...of headwork, to have a wonderful easy life of it. The schoolmaster is generally a man of some importance in the female circle of a rural neighbourhood... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in that church, and which may even he heard half a mile off, quite to the opposite side of the mill-pond,...of headwork, to have a wonderful easy life of it. The schoolmaster is generally a man of some importance in the female circle of a rural neighbourhood;... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...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 of the mill-pond,...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 - 1834 - 334 pages
...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,...of headwork, to have a wonderful easy life of it. The schoolmaster is generally a man of some importance in the female circle of a rural neighbourhood... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...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 pages
...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 - American essays - 1848 - 550 pages
...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... | |
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