 Indeed it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils. The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and, though lank, had the dilating powers of...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 264by Washington Irving - 1834Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1835 - 284 pages
...feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an Anaconda; but to help out his maintainance, he was, according to country custom in those parts,...lodged at the houses of the farmers, whose children he mstructed. With these he lived successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighbourhood,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1848 - 518 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...farmers, whose children he instructed. With these be lived successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 pages
...make himself welcome at the hearths of the good Dutch housewives, with whom he occasionally tarried. To help out his maintenance, he was, according to...worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. His musical powers were too remarkable to be left unnoticed. ' It was a matter of no little vanity... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1861 - 474 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...lived successively a week at a time ; thus going the 18* rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and, though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was. according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
 | Washington Irving - Avarice - 1875 - 98 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and, though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not... | |
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