Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 210William Blackwood, 1921 - England |
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... brown buck . Scien- tifically the Nilgiri ibex Hemitragus hylocrius . With the exception of an Abyssinian ibex , he is the only goat living south of the north temperate zone . At least , so says the gazetteer . is A string of pack ...
... brown buck . Scien- tifically the Nilgiri ibex Hemitragus hylocrius . With the exception of an Abyssinian ibex , he is the only goat living south of the north temperate zone . At least , so says the gazetteer . is A string of pack ...
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... brown bucks ) , or even from the females . They all carry horns of sorts , and the saddle is not so distinctive a mark that it cannot be counterfeited by the sun shin- ing on the sleek backs of brown buck or doe , as you look down on ...
... brown bucks ) , or even from the females . They all carry horns of sorts , and the saddle is not so distinctive a mark that it cannot be counterfeited by the sun shin- ing on the sleek backs of brown buck or doe , as you look down on ...
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... brown eyes that looked as if they had sparks in them , and a profusion of freckles about his nose and cheek - bones . Hair and eyes were an inheritance from his Mother , whose Grandmother lived in one of those damp mysterious - looking ...
... brown eyes that looked as if they had sparks in them , and a profusion of freckles about his nose and cheek - bones . Hair and eyes were an inheritance from his Mother , whose Grandmother lived in one of those damp mysterious - looking ...
Page 47
... brown hand was extended to him . A pair of inflammable very blue eyes were covering him from head to foot with a faintly amused gleam . " What's your name ? " 66 M'Neil , sir . " Euan shook hands , and as he did so something conveyed ...
... brown hand was extended to him . A pair of inflammable very blue eyes were covering him from head to foot with a faintly amused gleam . " What's your name ? " 66 M'Neil , sir . " Euan shook hands , and as he did so something conveyed ...
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... brown violin from its case , snuggled it lovingly under his chin , and , seated cross - legged on his bunk , drew from the muted strings a thin stream of tender melody that carried his soul into some realm of enchantment all its own ...
... brown violin from its case , snuggled it lovingly under his chin , and , seated cross - legged on his bunk , drew from the muted strings a thin stream of tender melody that carried his soul into some realm of enchantment all its own ...
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