Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 83William Blackwood, 1858 - England |
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Page 45
... light - brown hair , soft and rich , rippling in wavy folds around the forehead , and falling loosely in two long curls adown the neck . The charm of face and feature , however , were as nought to the brightness and kindliness which ...
... light - brown hair , soft and rich , rippling in wavy folds around the forehead , and falling loosely in two long curls adown the neck . The charm of face and feature , however , were as nought to the brightness and kindliness which ...
Page 51
... light wind . He looks on them for a while , half hoping to hear a ghostly peal borne over them ; but there is no sound save that of the surf amid the rocks and caverns . He turns again to the pit , and a slight chill passes over him as ...
... light wind . He looks on them for a while , half hoping to hear a ghostly peal borne over them ; but there is no sound save that of the surf amid the rocks and caverns . He turns again to the pit , and a slight chill passes over him as ...
Page 52
... light rippling effort . Once , however , in the quiet retired stage of its career , it had met with a great obstacle to its progress , and , like many quiet natures in such emer- gencies , had then put forth an un- wonted vigour and ...
... light rippling effort . Once , however , in the quiet retired stage of its career , it had met with a great obstacle to its progress , and , like many quiet natures in such emer- gencies , had then put forth an un- wonted vigour and ...
Page 64
... light canoe of the Malay - all these had battled with winds and waves to furnish this vaulted room . A Hindoo woman had woven that mat- ting ; a Chinese had painted that chest ; a Congo negro , in the service of a Vir- ginian planter ...
... light canoe of the Malay - all these had battled with winds and waves to furnish this vaulted room . A Hindoo woman had woven that mat- ting ; a Chinese had painted that chest ; a Congo negro , in the service of a Vir- ginian planter ...
Page 99
... light native carts drawn by ponies . and every officer knew where to find his weapon in case of an attack . The evening , however , passed over undisturbed , and dancing was kept up till two in the morning . The scene then changed ...
... light native carts drawn by ponies . and every officer knew where to find his weapon in case of an attack . The evening , however , passed over undisturbed , and dancing was kept up till two in the morning . The scene then changed ...
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