 Witchcraft, in which, by the way, he most firmly and potently believed. He was, in fact, an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 241by Washington Irving - 1894Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary; and both had been...Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1820 - 636 pages
...of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of dihis school was dismissed in the afternoon, to stretch...Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 330 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary; and both had been...the afternoon, to stretch himself on the rich bed of dover, bordering the little brook that whimpered by his schoolhouse, and there con over old Mather's... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had been...school-house, and there con over old Mather's direful talcs, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 550 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had been...stretch himself on the rich bed of clover, bordering the littIe brook that whimpered by his school-house, and there con over old Mather's direful tales, until... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1852 - 580 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had been...too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow. Il was often his delight, after his school was dismissed in the afternoon, to stretch himself on the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, ana his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had been...tale was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallo\% JD was often his delight, after his school was dismissed in the after noon, to stretch himself... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had been...brook that whimpered by his school-house, and there COD over old Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1860 - 478 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had been...increased by his residence in this spellbound region. No talc was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow. It was often his delight, after his school... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 520 pages
...small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had been...clover bordering the little brook that whimpered by his school-bouse, and there con over old Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening... | |
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