 Witchcraft, in which, by the way, he most firmly and potently believed. He was, in fact, an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and both had...  Seven American Classics: Supplementary to Fifth Reader - 第 10 頁由 編輯 - 1880 - 218 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary; and both...Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1820 - 636 頁
...of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of dihis school was dismissed in the afternoon, to stretch...Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then, as he wended his way, by swamp and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 330 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary; and both...the afternoon, to stretch himself on the rich bed of dover, bordering the little brook that whimpered by his schoolhouse, and there con over old Mather's... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 274 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and...school-house, and there con over old Mather's direful talcs, until the gathering dusk of evening made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 550 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and...stretch himself on the rich bed of clover, bordering the littIe brook that whimpered by his school-house, and there con over old Mather's direful tales, until... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1852 - 580 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and...too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow. Il was often his delight, after his school was dismissed in the afternoon, to stretch himself on the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, ana his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and...tale was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallo\% JD was often his delight, after his school was dismissed in the after noon, to stretch himself... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvelous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and...brook that whimpered by his school-house, and there COD over old Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening made the printed page... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1860 - 478 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and...increased by his residence in this spellbound region. No talc was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow. It was often his delight, after his school... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 520 頁
...odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. His appetite for the marvellous, and his powers of digesting it, were equally extraordinary ; and...clover bordering the little brook that whimpered by his school-bouse, and there con over old Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the evening... | |
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