 ... 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 Quarterly review - Page 621821Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 416 pages
...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 stirrups,...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 - 1822 - 490 pages
...was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly m the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with short stirrups, which brought his nearly up to the pommel of the saddle; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers'; he carried his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 402 pages
...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 stirrups,...perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping: o£ a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...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 stirrups,...perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as his horse jogged on, the motion of his arms was not unlike d1e flapping of a pair of wings. A small... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 520 pages
...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 stirrups,...elbows stuck out like grasshoppers'; he carried 'his wrhip - .perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, andijas the horse jogged on, the motion of his... | |
 | 1832 - 480 pages
...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 stirrups,...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 - 1834 - 334 pages
...there was more lurking deviltry in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with short stirrups,...pommel of the saddle ; his sharp elbows stuck out like grashoppers' ; he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as the horse jogged... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 330 pages
...there was more lurking deviltry in him than in any young filly in the country. Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with short stirrups,...pommel of the saddle; his sharp elbows stuck out like grashoppers'; he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand, like a sceptre, and, as the horse jogged... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...conntry. Ichabod was a suitable figure lor snch a steed. He rode with short stirrups , which bronght his knees nearly up to the pommel of the saddle ; his sharp elbows stnck ont like grasshoppers ; he carried his whip perpendicularly in his hand , like a sceptre , and,... | |
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