Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 168W. Blackwood, 1900 - Scotland |
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Page 34
... feet in the velvety soft grass as in a cushion , and whilst with vigilant eyes they watch the dancing and bounding flock , the stocking in their hands lengthens slowly , but regularly . If any of the gamesome kids stray out of sight ...
... feet in the velvety soft grass as in a cushion , and whilst with vigilant eyes they watch the dancing and bounding flock , the stocking in their hands lengthens slowly , but regularly . If any of the gamesome kids stray out of sight ...
Page 36
... feet , from which I had to guard my skirt as I pulled down her thin apron from over her wet face . Evidently she was terrified at the idea of the punishment awaiting her , and when I asked how much oil she had spilt , she could only ...
... feet , from which I had to guard my skirt as I pulled down her thin apron from over her wet face . Evidently she was terrified at the idea of the punishment awaiting her , and when I asked how much oil she had spilt , she could only ...
Page 42
... feet above us , Kerban 2000 feet higher , with many others showing a zigzag outline against the sky . In early morning as the day rises over them they are a mere screen of blue , unsubstantial and without perspective . As the sun warms ...
... feet above us , Kerban 2000 feet higher , with many others showing a zigzag outline against the sky . In early morning as the day rises over them they are a mere screen of blue , unsubstantial and without perspective . As the sun warms ...
Page 47
... feet above sea - level . People who sleep nearly naked in a bleak mountain unsheltered from the saturated winds of heaven , reject the appointed road to health , wealth , and wisdom , and cower melancholy as monkeys over their fire till ...
... feet above sea - level . People who sleep nearly naked in a bleak mountain unsheltered from the saturated winds of heaven , reject the appointed road to health , wealth , and wisdom , and cower melancholy as monkeys over their fire till ...
Page 48
... feet long by a foot and a half broad , twisted round their hips in a knot at the left side , so that it was open down the left thigh to give free scope to the limbs when walking . At either hip there was hung a big tuft of dried grasses ...
... feet long by a foot and a half broad , twisted round their hips in a knot at the left side , so that it was open down the left thigh to give free scope to the limbs when walking . At either hip there was hung a big tuft of dried grasses ...
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