 Two small gray eyes twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser magnitude in a hazy firmament, and his full-fed cheeks, which seemed to have taken toll of everything that went into his mouth, were curiously mottled and streaked with dusky red,...  Knickerbocker's History of New York: (books III-VII) - Page 5by Washington Irving - 1909 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Popular educator - 1854 - 922 pages
...face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, perfectly unfurrowed or deformed by any of those lines and angles which disfigure the...expression. Two small gray eyes twinkled feebly in the millet, like two stars of lesser magnitude in the hazy firmament ; and his full-fed cheeks, which seemed... | |
 | 1856 - 428 pages
...face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, perfectly unfurrowed or deformed by any of those lines and angles which disfigure the...countenance with what is termed expression. Two small grey eyes twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser magnitude in the hazy firmament ;... | |
 | 1897 - 404 pages
...appearance of a beer barrel on skids. His face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...which disfigure the human countenance with what is called expression. Two small grey eyes twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser magnitude... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 pages
...appearance of a beer harrel on skids. His face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser maguitnde in a huzy firmament ; and bis full-fed checks, which seemed to have taken toll of everything... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1858 - 588 pages
...appearance of a beer barrel on skids. His face, that inflexible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...termed expression. Two small gray eyes twinkled feebly, like two stars of lesser magnitude in a hazy firmament, and his full fed cheeks, that seemed to have... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1860 - 516 pages
...appearance of a beer barrel on skids. His face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...countenance with what is termed expression. Two small grey eyes twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser magnitude in a hazy firmament ; and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1860 - 498 pages
...appearance of a beer barrel on skids. His face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...countenance with what is termed expression. Two small grey eyes twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser magnitude in a hazy firmament ; and... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pages
...appearance of a beer-barrel on skids. His face — that infallible index of the mind — presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser magnitnde in a hazy firmament; and his full-fed cheeks, which seemed to have taken toll of every thing... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 540 pages
...appearance of a beer-barrel on skids. His face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...full-fed cheeks, which seemed to have taken toll of everything that went into his mouth, were curiously mottled and streaked with dusky red, like a spitzenberg... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 540 pages
...appearance of a beer-barrel on skids. His face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by any of those lines and angles...full-fed cheeks, which seemed to have taken toll of everything that went into his mouth, were curiously mottled and streaked with dusky red, like a spitzenberg... | |
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