 The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely...  Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 420by Washington Irving - 1860 - 465 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1820 - 636 pages
...inapplicable to his person. ' He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...his spindle neck to tell which way the wind blew. ' The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely^ sufficient to furnish... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - 1821 - 612 pages
...inapplicable to his person. He was tall but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely put together. His head was small and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glass eyes, and a long... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1821 - 596 pages
...inapplicable to his person. He was tall but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely put together. His head was small and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glass eyes, and a long... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 pages
...description of Ichabod Crane. " He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...together. ' His head was small, and flat at top, with large ears, lasge green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weathercock perched... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...together. His head was small and flat at top, with huge cars, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked Eke a weathercock, perched... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...Ichabod Crane :— " He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with large ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock perched... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...Ichabod Crane : — " He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...together. His head was small, and flat at top, with large ear*, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe noae, so that it looked like a weather-cock perched... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1843 - 326 pages
...description of Ichabod Crane. " He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet...most loosely hung together. His head was small, and Mat at top. with large ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 488 pages
...inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and Ms whole frame most loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1852 - 324 pages
...description of Ichabod Crane. " He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for slwvels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at top, with... | |
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