Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 297William Blackwood, 1965 |
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Page 348
... stone on top of her head and wiping away rivulets of perspira- tion from her face with the back of her hand . She smiled as she assured me that as long as she kept the stone on her head , her baby would not be born in the boat - not ...
... stone on top of her head and wiping away rivulets of perspira- tion from her face with the back of her hand . She smiled as she assured me that as long as she kept the stone on her head , her baby would not be born in the boat - not ...
Page 526
... stone I had ever thought to find , except in dreams . As it rested on the palm of my hand , it looked as if a breath of air would send it soaring upward to float like thistledown before the evening breeze . I knew it not , but I was ...
... stone I had ever thought to find , except in dreams . As it rested on the palm of my hand , it looked as if a breath of air would send it soaring upward to float like thistledown before the evening breeze . I knew it not , but I was ...
Page 527
... stone in my pocket or in my lonely tent would be a source of endless anxiety -an invitation , in fact , to some rogue to try and steal it . I had no firearms of any sort ; a small hatchet for cutting wood was my only weapon . I rose ...
... stone in my pocket or in my lonely tent would be a source of endless anxiety -an invitation , in fact , to some rogue to try and steal it . I had no firearms of any sort ; a small hatchet for cutting wood was my only weapon . I rose ...
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