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... play of her hands above the embroidery - frame , the shadow of the dusky , wavy hair on her forehead , the tired droop of the lids over her somewhat full gray eyes . He noted this , taking in unconsciously , at the same time , the inde ...
... play of her hands above the embroidery - frame , the shadow of the dusky , wavy hair on her forehead , the tired droop of the lids over her somewhat full gray eyes . He noted this , taking in unconsciously , at the same time , the inde ...
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... play of " Genevieve of Brabant " was about to be performed . Doubtless it was the sight of Pietje sitting demurely between two brothers , like a strawberry between two slugs , that com- pleted the illumination of his brain . He was ...
... play of " Genevieve of Brabant " was about to be performed . Doubtless it was the sight of Pietje sitting demurely between two brothers , like a strawberry between two slugs , that com- pleted the illumination of his brain . He was ...
Page 89
... play their wares beneath awnings of orange - colored sackcloth , or in the full glare of the sun , and , their prayers com- fortably completed or perhaps not yet begun , the worshipers stand to gossip , or sit to smoke their pipes ...
... play their wares beneath awnings of orange - colored sackcloth , or in the full glare of the sun , and , their prayers com- fortably completed or perhaps not yet begun , the worshipers stand to gossip , or sit to smoke their pipes ...
Page 98
... ( Plays the following from Debussy's piano piece ) 8 PP . pp . PP . which the use of the damper - pedal and of ... playing at random series of consecutive they are delightful - they are the " reflets dans l'eau . " D. G. M. And what is ...
... ( Plays the following from Debussy's piano piece ) 8 PP . pp . PP . which the use of the damper - pedal and of ... playing at random series of consecutive they are delightful - they are the " reflets dans l'eau . " D. G. M. And what is ...
Page 100
... play , but I have studied carefully , and I think them splendid . That you may not think I say this in empty flattery , I will tell you frankly that I do not care nearly so much for some of your earlier pieces . Mme . Paderewski . What ...
... play , but I have studied carefully , and I think them splendid . That you may not think I say this in empty flattery , I will tell you frankly that I do not care nearly so much for some of your earlier pieces . Mme . Paderewski . What ...
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Page 428 - She revels in a region of sighs : She has seen that the tears are not dry on These cheeks, where the worm never dies, And has come past the stars of the Lion To point us the path to the skies, To the Lethean peace of the skies; Come up, in despite of the Lion, To shine on us with her bright eyes, Come up through the lair of the Lion, With love in her luminous eyes.
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