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" Indeed it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils. The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and, though lank, had the dilating powers of... "
The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq - Page 266
by Washington Irving - 1834 - 4 pages
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an Anaconda; but, to help out his maintenance, he was, according...those parts, boarded and lodged at the houses of the famers, whose children he instructed. With these he lived successively a week at a time; thus going...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an Anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...boarded and lodged at the houses of the farmers, whose f •:••-! . /••• ^ •-..;. children he instructed. With these he lived successively a week...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according to country custom in those parts, hoarded and lodged at the houses of the farmers, whose children he instructed. With these he lived...
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The Beauties of Washington Irving

Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an Anaconda; but to help out his maintainance, he was, according to country custom in those parts,...lodged at the houses of the farmers, whose children he mstructed. With these he lived successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighbourhood,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon

Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 pages
...murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy suna^ mer'sday, like the hum of a bee-hive; interrupted now and then...according to country custom in those parts, boarded and logded at the houses of the farmers, whose children he instructed. With these he lived successively...
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The Sketch-book

Washington Irving - 1848 - 482 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not...
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The Sketch-book

Washington Irving - 1848 - 518 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not...
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The Works of Washington Irving...: Sketch book. 1848

Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not...
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. With a new intr. by the author

Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not...
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Works, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 pages
...with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder, and though lank, had the dilating powers of an anaconda ; but to help out his maintenance, he was, according...successively a week at a time ; thus going the rounds of the neighborhood, with all his worldly effects tied up in a cotton handkerchief. That all this might not...
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