Works, Volume 2J. G. Gregory, 1864 |
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... glance ; the jest and laugh ; the song of the cantatrice , and the melody of the flute ; the grimace of the buffoon , and the tragic frown of the improvisatore ; the pyramid of the gro- tesque , the compelled and melancholy smile of the ...
... glance ; the jest and laugh ; the song of the cantatrice , and the melody of the flute ; the grimace of the buffoon , and the tragic frown of the improvisatore ; the pyramid of the gro- tesque , the compelled and melancholy smile of the ...
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... glance aside , or changed a limb in weariness . His attitude was that of patient , prac- tised , and obedient waiting on another's pleasure With folded arms , a body poised on one leg , and a vacant though good - humored eye , he ...
... glance aside , or changed a limb in weariness . His attitude was that of patient , prac- tised , and obedient waiting on another's pleasure With folded arms , a body poised on one leg , and a vacant though good - humored eye , he ...
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... glance upward at the image of the patron saint , ere he re- plied . " There was more need of the wings of thy lion than of the favor of thy saint . I never come fur- ther north for aid than San Gennaro , even when 12 THE BRAVO .
... glance upward at the image of the patron saint , ere he re- plied . " There was more need of the wings of thy lion than of the favor of thy saint . I never come fur- ther north for aid than San Gennaro , even when 12 THE BRAVO .
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... organs rolled over the persons of the gondolier and his com panion , but the look , though searching , was entirely without interest . " Twas the wandering but wary glance , which men , who have much reason to 18 THE BRAVO .
... organs rolled over the persons of the gondolier and his com panion , but the look , though searching , was entirely without interest . " Twas the wandering but wary glance , which men , who have much reason to 18 THE BRAVO .
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James Fenimore Cooper. glance , which men , who have much reason to dis- trust , habitually cast on a multitude . It turned , with the same jealous keenness , on the face of the next it ... glance, which men, who have much reason to ...
James Fenimore Cooper. glance , which men , who have much reason to dis- trust , habitually cast on a multitude . It turned , with the same jealous keenness , on the face of the next it ... glance, which men, who have much reason to ...
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