 It was a matter of no little vanity to him, on Sundays, to take his station in front of the church gallery, with a band of chosen singers; where, in his own mind, he completely carried away the palm from the parson.  Old-time Schools and School-books - Page 120by Clifton Johnson - 1904 - 381 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Patrick Donnelly - 1920 - 238 pages
...the singing-master of the neighborhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was a matter of no little vanity...gallery, with a band of chosen singers ; where, in hia own mind, he completely carried away the palm from the parson. Certain it is, his voice resounded... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - 1921 - 618 pages
...the singing master of the neighborhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was a matter of no little vanity...to him, on Sundays, to take his station in front of 20 the church gallery, with a band of chosen singers; where, in his own mind, he completely carried... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - 520 pages
...the singing master of the neighborhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was a matter of no little vanity...to him, on Sundays, to take his station in front of 20 the church gallery, with a . band of chosen singers ; where, in his own mind, he completely carried... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - 136 pages
...singing-master of the neighborhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks ir psalmody. It was a matter of no little vanity to him...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... | |
 | William Louis Ettinger - 1922 - 248 pages
...picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in singing. It was a matter of pride to him on Sundays to take his station in front of...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - 400 pages
...divers little make-shifts, in that ingenious way which is commonly denominated " by hook and by crook," the worthy pedagogue got on tolerably enough, and was thought, by all who understand nothing of the labour of head-work, to have a wonderfully easy life of it. The schoolmaster... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - 396 pages
...divers little make-shifts, in that ingenious way which is commonly denominated " by hook and by crook," the worthy pedagogue got on tolerably enough, and was thought, by all who understand nothing of the labour of head-work, to have a wonderfully easy life of it. The schoolmaster... | |
 | Isobel Davidson - 1925 - 512 pages
...hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a cradle with his foot for whole hours together. take his station in front of the church gallery, with...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... | |
 | 1925 - 568 pages
...the singingmaster of the neighborhood and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was a matter of no little vanity...him on Sundays to take his station in front of the church-gallery with a band of chosen singers, where, in his own mind, he completely carried away the... | |
 | Emma Miller Bolenius - 1926 - 648 pages
...the singing-master of the neighborhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was a matter of no little vanity...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... | |
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