 The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. 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...  The Edinburgh monthly review - Page 2871820Full view - About this book
 | David Gibbs - 1908 - 602 pages
...the following description with tlie nouns that thcy modify: — Ichabod Crane The cognomen of Ichabod Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall,...shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled u mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely... | |
 | Mary E. Doyle - 1909 - 450 pages
...quiet little valley for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity. He was tall, but very lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, and feet that might have served as shovels. His head was small, with huge ears, large glassy eyes,... | |
 | Mary E. Doyle - 1909 - 412 pages
...quiet little valley for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity. He was tall, but very lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, 'hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, and feet that might have served as shovels. His head was small, with huge ears, large glassy eyes,... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1910 - 424 pages
...legions of frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to 2ft his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with...top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a 25 long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock, perched upon his spindle neck, to tell which... | |
 | 1910 - 444 pages
...as for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...frame most loosely hung together. His head was small, anc flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes. and a long snipe nose, so that it looked... | |
 | 1910 - 408 pages
...forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of 2 5 frontier woodmen and country schoolmasters. This cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person....and his whole frame most loosely hung together. His 30 head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose,... | |
 | Sidney Grant Firman - 1910 - 336 pages
...follow in the order of their importance, or the order in which they appeal to the eye of the beholder. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceeding lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves,... | |
 | Alice B. Macdonald - 1911 - 630 pages
...for the forest, and sends forth yearly its legions of frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...whole frame most loosely hung together. His head was email, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 pages
...the forest, and sends forth yearly its 25, legions of frontier woodsmen and country schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his...sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, 30 and his whole frame most loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears,... | |
 | 1904 - 484 pages
...of instructing the children of the vicinity. He was a native of Connecticut. He was tall, but very lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, and feet that might have served as shovels. His head was small, with huge ears, large, glassy eyes,... | |
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