Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 168W. Blackwood, 1900 - Scotland |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 84
Page 42
... brown blur , which at night becomes a spark of fire . The Mai Daràt are not amen- able to the regulations of the Forest Department , and burn clearings for their hill crops where fancy leads them , often as good fortune or unwonted ...
... brown blur , which at night becomes a spark of fire . The Mai Daràt are not amen- able to the regulations of the Forest Department , and burn clearings for their hill crops where fancy leads them , often as good fortune or unwonted ...
Page 48
... brown skin , large dark eyes , and a mouth which was large but beautifully shaped . Sprays of a flower rather like white lilac were in her hair , and the holes in her ears were kept open by little round bits of wood . Tethered to her ...
... brown skin , large dark eyes , and a mouth which was large but beautifully shaped . Sprays of a flower rather like white lilac were in her hair , and the holes in her ears were kept open by little round bits of wood . Tethered to her ...
Page 54
... brown patch like the one we stood upon was just distinguish- able . Between us and it there was only the tree - tops in end- less monotony green grey , -- brown - grey , blue - grey . One forest 54 [ July Primitive Socialists .
... brown patch like the one we stood upon was just distinguish- able . Between us and it there was only the tree - tops in end- less monotony green grey , -- brown - grey , blue - grey . One forest 54 [ July Primitive Socialists .
Page 55
brown - grey , blue - grey . One forest head stood up at a mile distance , the colour of pink haw- thorn . us . A rainstorm coming up the valley as we watched blotted out the distance , and despatched a chillier breath to forewarn They ...
brown - grey , blue - grey . One forest head stood up at a mile distance , the colour of pink haw- thorn . us . A rainstorm coming up the valley as we watched blotted out the distance , and despatched a chillier breath to forewarn They ...
Page 56
... brown rather lighter than the Malays , with glossy black hair ( when clean ) , which hangs in curls over their ears and upon their necks , giv- ing an appearance of dispro- portionate size to their heads , and so making them look still ...
... brown rather lighter than the Malays , with glossy black hair ( when clean ) , which hangs in curls over their ears and upon their necks , giv- ing an appearance of dispro- portionate size to their heads , and so making them look still ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
arms army asked Ballycastle better Bloemfontein Boers brigade British Brown Bugis Burnaby called CLXVIII.-NO command Cornelius Count Victor cried Crome dark Doom door enemy English eyes face feel feet fighting fire force French friends girl Government Gulgong guns hand head heard heart Helen Faucit hill home army honour horses hour infantry Isfahán Itam knew kopje Kroonstad Ladlaw land leave light live look Lord Roberts Lord Rosebery Lord Salisbury Marie Corelli matter ment miles mind Mirza Morocco Mungo Mûruts ness never night officers once passed Patusan perhaps Persia Pretoria railway regiment river round seemed seen ships side soldiers South South Africa stood Tamb tell thing thought tion told took town Transvaal troops turned veldt voice word yards