 ... voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of a bee-hive ; interrupted now and then by the authoritative voice of the master, in the tone of menace or command ; or, peradventure, by the appalling sound...  The Edinburgh monthly review - Page 2881820Full view - About this book
 | William Francis Collier - 1900 - 596 pages
...of the master in the tone of menace or command, or perad venture by the appalling sound of the birch as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...knowledge. Truth to say, he was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the golden maxim, "Spare the rod and spoil the child." Ichabod Crane's scholars... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 252 pages
...the master in the tone of menace or command, or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...knowledge. Truth to say, he was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the golden maxim, "Spare the rod and spoil the child." Ichabod Crane's scholars... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 216 pages
...the master in the tone of menace or command, or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...mind the golden maxim, "Spare the rod and spoil the child."2 Ichabod Crane's scholars certainly were not spoiled. I would not have it imagined, however,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 218 pages
...the master, in the tone of menace or command ; or$ peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...knowledge. Truth to say, he was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the golden maxim, *' Spare the rod and spoil the child."2 Ichabod Crane's scholars... | |
 | George Briggs Aiton - 1901 - 236 pages
...of the master in the tone of menace or command or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery path of knowledge. EXERCISE 343 The School District di rect or teach er non-res i dent sup plies trus tee cer tif i cate... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1902 - 504 pages
...the master, in the tone of menace or command or, peradveiiture, by the appalling sound of the birch as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...Ichabod Crane's scholars certainly were not spoiled. I would not have it imagined, however, that he was one of those cruel potentates of the school who... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1902 - 204 pages
...the master in the tone of menace or command, or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...mind the golden maxim, "Spare the rod and spoil the child."2 Ichabod Crane's scholars certainly were not spoiled. I would not have it imagined, however,... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1903 - 544 pages
...the master, in the tone of menace or command ; or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...Ichabod Crane's scholars certainly were not spoiled. I would not have it imagined, however, that he was one of those cruel potentates of the school, who... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 814 pages
...the master in the tone of menace or command ; or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery...knowledge. Truth to say, he was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the golden maxim, "Spare the rod, and spoil the child. " Ichabod Crane's scholars... | |
 | Charles Madison Curry - 1903 - 572 pages
...the master, in the tone of menace or command; or, perad venture, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery path of knowledge, 1so Truth to say, he was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the golden maxim, "Spare the rod... | |
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