Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 116Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Scribner & Company; The Century Company, 1928 - American literature |
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... eyes that were full of tawny light . Harpa's skin was warm yellow and her eyes blue - green , her straight black hair was shiny and her purple lips were made for laughing . To Ut she was everything lovely and sweet . Little slim yellow ...
... eyes that were full of tawny light . Harpa's skin was warm yellow and her eyes blue - green , her straight black hair was shiny and her purple lips were made for laughing . To Ut she was everything lovely and sweet . Little slim yellow ...
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... eyes twinkled as he boasted that he was no proudful fellow , thank God . If he could be the richest man in the whole world he would never spend his good days sweating in a piece of new ground , tied to one lone woman . God made his legs ...
... eyes twinkled as he boasted that he was no proudful fellow , thank God . If he could be the richest man in the whole world he would never spend his good days sweating in a piece of new ground , tied to one lone woman . God made his legs ...
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... eyes big and hollow . Maybe— maybe his great wish , his wish for a son , a boy - child , was going to come to pass . His heart jerked at the strings that held it in place , joy flooded him so . A sudden happy idea came into his mind ...
... eyes big and hollow . Maybe— maybe his great wish , his wish for a son , a boy - child , was going to come to pass . His heart jerked at the strings that held it in place , joy flooded him so . A sudden happy idea came into his mind ...
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... eyes were full of sulky darkness . " Break- fast sho ' smells good , Mocky , " Ut praised . " Harpa's de lazies ' , triflines ' woman I ever seen in my life , " Mocky answered . " Oh no , Mocky . Harpa ain ' dat . She jus ' don ' like ...
... eyes were full of sulky darkness . " Break- fast sho ' smells good , Mocky , " Ut praised . " Harpa's de lazies ' , triflines ' woman I ever seen in my life , " Mocky answered . " Oh no , Mocky . Harpa ain ' dat . She jus ' don ' like ...
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Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder. A PROUDFUL FELLOW Her eyes looked big and hollow , and dark shadows. Mocky's eyes were two hard black beads , and her mouth was twisted into an ugly pout . " How come you's such a fool dese ...
Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder. A PROUDFUL FELLOW Her eyes looked big and hollow , and dark shadows. Mocky's eyes were two hard black beads , and her mouth was twisted into an ugly pout . " How come you's such a fool dese ...
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