Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Հատոր 167J. Mason., 1900 |
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... less roar and rumble , the hum of the busy life , the heart - beat of the vast city ; and over all hangs the low smoke - blurred sky , while even the near dis- tance is softened and made hazy by the dim grey mirk which , to the Londoner ...
... less roar and rumble , the hum of the busy life , the heart - beat of the vast city ; and over all hangs the low smoke - blurred sky , while even the near dis- tance is softened and made hazy by the dim grey mirk which , to the Londoner ...
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... less skilful pilot would spend most of his time aground . He chews betel- nut unceasingly , using his toes to guide the wheel when his hands are busy preparing the quid ; and from time to time he discusses the news of the out- break up ...
... less skilful pilot would spend most of his time aground . He chews betel- nut unceasingly , using his toes to guide the wheel when his hands are busy preparing the quid ; and from time to time he discusses the news of the out- break up ...
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... less than some great emergency could wake him from the dreari- ness of his profound despond- ency . He feels himself to be the merest fly upon the wheel of Fate , whirled round impotent and unresisting , powerless to control or shape ...
... less than some great emergency could wake him from the dreari- ness of his profound despond- ency . He feels himself to be the merest fly upon the wheel of Fate , whirled round impotent and unresisting , powerless to control or shape ...
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... less an awful witness of war , a terrible prophet of the things that are to be . The Malays are delighted at the incident . They reel about in the cramped space forward , slapping their thighs and one another's backs , stamping their ...
... less an awful witness of war , a terrible prophet of the things that are to be . The Malays are delighted at the incident . They reel about in the cramped space forward , slapping their thighs and one another's backs , stamping their ...
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... less stubborn than is his wont . He turns off the bridle - track and enters the forest on his right . The path leads up and down a succession of low hills , after the manner of a switchback , and each ascent tries him more than the last ...
... less stubborn than is his wont . He turns off the bridle - track and enters the forest on his right . The path leads up and down a succession of low hills , after the manner of a switchback , and each ascent tries him more than the last ...
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