Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 296William Blackwood, 1964 - England |
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Page 222
The old man loved green , both indoors and out , but for some reason this colour became anathema to his three daughters . The Welsh are confined by superstitions : do not open an umbrella in the house ; it is unlucky to spill salt ...
The old man loved green , both indoors and out , but for some reason this colour became anathema to his three daughters . The Welsh are confined by superstitions : do not open an umbrella in the house ; it is unlucky to spill salt ...
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It was some time before the reason for all this disturbed sleep was found : the nun pricked her finger , and raising her eyes to Heaven to offer up her pain for an indulgence , was startled to see a large ball of green wool sail over ...
It was some time before the reason for all this disturbed sleep was found : the nun pricked her finger , and raising her eyes to Heaven to offer up her pain for an indulgence , was startled to see a large ball of green wool sail over ...
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My mother died whether she wore green or not : when I went to be with her , the screen round her bed - head was of green hessian , and I thought how she would have feared it , but she did not know that it was there , or that she was ...
My mother died whether she wore green or not : when I went to be with her , the screen round her bed - head was of green hessian , and I thought how she would have feared it , but she did not know that it was there , or that she was ...
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Contents
A FORMER PROCONSUL BY DENIS CAREY | 96 |
THE HUNTING OF ARIF SAID BY JOHN PEMBROKE | 192 |
BALMORAL INTERLUDE BY MOLLY DICKINS | 288 |
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