 He was exactly five feet six inches in height, and six feet five inches in circumference. His head was a perfect sphere, and of such stupendous dimensions, that Dame Nature, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck capable...  Knickerbocker's History of New York - Pagina 222door Washington Irving - 1893 - 743 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 pagina’s
...remained, as snugly bedded, as a ship of war in the mud of the Potowmack. His body was of an oblong form, particularly capacious at bottom ; which was wisely...man of sedentary habits, and very averse to the idle labour of walking. His legs, though exceeding short, were sturdy in proportion to the weight they had... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 444 pagina’s
...nature herself, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck, capable of supporting it; wherefore she wisely declined the attempt, and settled it firmly on the top of his back bone, just between the shoulders ; where it remained, as snugly bedded, as a ship of war in the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 pagina’s
...that dame nature with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck, capable of supporting it; wherefore she wisely declined the attempt, and settled it firmly on the top of his back bone, just between the shoulders. His body was of an oblong form, particularly capacious at bottom;... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 pagina’s
...that dame nature with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck, capable of supporting it; wherefore she wisely declined the attempt, and settled it firmly on the top of his back bone, just between the shoulders. His body was of an oblong form, particularly capacious at bottom;... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 pagina’s
...nature herself, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck, capable of supporting it ; wherefore she wisely declined the attempt. and settled it firmly on the top of his back bone, just between the shoulders ; where it remained, as snugly bedded, as a ship of war in the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 532 pagina’s
...it firmly on the top of his back bone, just between the shoulders. His body was of an oblong form, particularly capacious at bottom ; which was wisely...man of sedentary habits, and very averse to the idle labour of walking. His legs, though exceeding short, were sturdy in proportion to the weight they had... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pagina’s
...dame Nature herself, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck capable of supporting it; wherefore she wisely declined the...the top of his back-bone, just between the shoulders ; where it remained, as snugly bedded as a ship of war in the mud of the Potowmac. His body was of... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pagina’s
...that dame nature, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck capable of supporting it ; wherefore she wisely declined the attempt, and settled it firmly on the top of his back bone, just between the shoulders. His body was of an oblong form, particularly capacious at bottom... | |
 | George Lockhart - 1824 - 870 pagina’s
...dame Nature herself, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck capable of supporting it ; wherefore she wisely declined the...top of his back-bone, just between the shoulders; where it remained, as snugly bedded as a ship of war in the mud of the Potowmac. His body was of an... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1825 - 356 pagina’s
...dame Nature herself, with all her sex's ingenuity, would have heen puzzled to construct a neck capahle of supporting it ; wherefore she wisely declined the attempt, and settled it firmly on the top of his hack-hone, jnst hetween the shoulders ; where it remained as snngly hedded as a ship of war in the... | |
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