 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 - Seite 125herausgegeben von - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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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