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Page 66
... rocks washed from the sides or from above . Here at the untidy foot of the mountains , in the " unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time , " are rock - hounds ' treasure troves . And the dry arroyos , because of dampness at greater or ...
... rocks washed from the sides or from above . Here at the untidy foot of the mountains , in the " unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time , " are rock - hounds ' treasure troves . And the dry arroyos , because of dampness at greater or ...
Page 80
... rocks and birds and flowers , or gathering bits of geological and mineral and historical lore from my miner uncle . I ... rock of different color , a great pointed crag , pale and buff - colored , thrust up against the skyline . This ...
... rocks and birds and flowers , or gathering bits of geological and mineral and historical lore from my miner uncle . I ... rock of different color , a great pointed crag , pale and buff - colored , thrust up against the skyline . This ...
Page 89
... rock wrens , and the jack rabbits , lived for countless generations on its scant provisions and its seldom rains ... rock , Upon the crag of the rock , and the strong place , From thence she seeketh the prey , And her eyes behold afar ...
... rock wrens , and the jack rabbits , lived for countless generations on its scant provisions and its seldom rains ... rock , Upon the crag of the rock , and the strong place , From thence she seeketh the prey , And her eyes behold afar ...
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