Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 178W. Blackwood & Sons, 1905 - Scotland |
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Page 83
... head and looked at me with that I was going to leave the just surprise enough to cock matter in his hands , or , strictly speaking , to his feet . Climbing to the saddle again , I threw the reins on his neck , and touched him with the ...
... head and looked at me with that I was going to leave the just surprise enough to cock matter in his hands , or , strictly speaking , to his feet . Climbing to the saddle again , I threw the reins on his neck , and touched him with the ...
Page 84
... head and stared at the moon . My horse , that I had left with the rein loose upon the ground , had stopped feeding , and stood with drooped head and one foreleg bent , a statue of fatigue : the night breeze , that had seemed like some ...
... head and stared at the moon . My horse , that I had left with the rein loose upon the ground , had stopped feeding , and stood with drooped head and one foreleg bent , a statue of fatigue : the night breeze , that had seemed like some ...
Page 87
... head resting on my foot . I saw it all in a flash : the shepherd , his master , was dead , and the dog wanted companionship and sympathy in his grief . I stooped and patted him on the head : he made none of the ordinary dog answers to ...
... head resting on my foot . I saw it all in a flash : the shepherd , his master , was dead , and the dog wanted companionship and sympathy in his grief . I stooped and patted him on the head : he made none of the ordinary dog answers to ...
Page 88
... head , and sent out a long - drawn howl that seemed to fill the place with grief that was tangible : you could have put out your hand and plucked sorrow into it . There was neither sound nor movement from under the mosquito curtain ...
... head , and sent out a long - drawn howl that seemed to fill the place with grief that was tangible : you could have put out your hand and plucked sorrow into it . There was neither sound nor movement from under the mosquito curtain ...
Page 89
... head , which is neither nod nor shake , and is inimitable by town dwellers . " Rations for the old brusher at the hut , " he went on when I had given him greeting with a spurious imitation of his own headwork .... " What you might call ...
... head , which is neither nod nor shake , and is inimitable by town dwellers . " Rations for the old brusher at the hut , " he went on when I had given him greeting with a spurious imitation of his own headwork .... " What you might call ...
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