 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...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Sida 125redigerad av - 1810Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 sidor
...of this illustrious old gentleman was as regularly formed, and nobly proportioned, as though it had been moulded by the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary,...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... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 sidor
...gentleman was as regularly formed and nobly proportioned, as though it had been moulded by the hands ol some cunning Dutch statuary, as a model of majesty and lordly grandeur. He was exactly five feet six inchei Vol. IX. No. 2. 44 346 Tltc Sketch Book. [Sept. in height, and six feet five inches in circumference.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 sidor
...of this illustrious old gentleman was as regularly formed, and nobly proportioned, as though it had been moulded by the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary, as a model of majesty and lordly grandeur.\He was exactly five feet six inches in height, and six feet five inches in circumference.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 540 sidor
...illustrious old gentleman was 156 HIS PERSON, as regularly formed, and nobly proportioned, as though it had been moulded by the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary...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... | |
 | 1821 - 732 sidor
...of this illustrious old gentleman was as regularly formed, and nobly proportioned, as though it had been moulded by the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 sidor
...of this illustrious old gentleman was a sregularly formed, and nobly proportioned, as though it had been moulded by the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary,...five feet six inches in height, and six feet five niches in circumference. His head was a perfect sphere, far excelling in magnitude that of the great... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 318 sidor
...of this illustrious old gentleman was as regularly formed, and nobly proportioned, as though it had been moulded by the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary,...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1825 - 356 sidor
...illnstrions old gentleman was as regularly formed, and nohly proportioned, as thongh it had heen moulded hy the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary as a model of majesty and lordly grandenr. He was exactly five feet six inches in height, and six feet five inches in circumference.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 354 sidor
...illustrious old gentleman was as regularly formed, and nohly proportioned, as thongh it hnd heen moulded hy the hands of some cunning Dutch statuary as a model of majesty and lordly grandenr. He was exactly five feet six inches in height, and six feet five mches in circumference.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 522 sidor
...cunnii Dutch statuary, as a model of majesty and lord grandeur. He was exactly five feet six inches height, and six feet five inches in circumference His head was a perfect sphere, and of such stupes 'HIS PERSON. . 149 dous dimensions, that dame Nature, with all her sex's ingenuity,... | |
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