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. Certain it is his voice resounded far above... ...Ten Selections from the Sketch-book - Page 100by Washington Irving - 1892 - 149 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1820 - 870 pages
...particularly the youngest; and, like the lion bold, which whilome so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a...other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighbourhood, and picked up many bright shillings, by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...particularly the youngest; and like the lion bold, which whilome so magnanimously AA 2 the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a...other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighbourhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...particularly the youngest ; and like the lion bold, which whilome so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a...other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighbourhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the youngfolks in psalmody. It was... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 416 pages
...hours together. In addition to his other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighbourhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing...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... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...particularly the youngest; and like the lion bold, which whilome so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a...other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighbourhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...particularly the youngest; and like the lion bold, which whilome so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a cradle for whole hours together. In addition to his other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighbourhood,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...particularly the youngest ; and like the lion bold, which whilome so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a...other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighbourhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. It was... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 194 pages
...the yonngest ; and like the lion bold , which wbilome so magnanimonsly the lamb did hold, he wonld sit with a child on one knee, and rock a cradle with his foot for whole honrs together. In ad'ition to his other vocations, he was the singingmaster of the neighbonrhood ,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...particularly the youngest; and like the lion bold, which whilomc so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee and rock a cradle for whole hours together. In addition to his other vocations, he was the singingmaster of the neighbourhood,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 pages
...particularly the youngest ; and like the lion bold, which whilomc so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a...together. In addition to his other vocations, he was the sinsr7 & ing-master of the neighbourhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young... | |
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