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Page 452
... colour of life . But the true colour of life is not red . Red is the colour of violence , or of life broken open , edited , and published . Or if red is indeed the colour of life , it is so only on condition that it is not seen . Once ...
... colour of life . But the true colour of life is not red . Red is the colour of violence , or of life broken open , edited , and published . Or if red is indeed the colour of life , it is so only on condition that it is not seen . Once ...
Page 453
... colour of lilies . It has the hint of gold that is in all fine colour ; but in our latitudes the hint is almost elusive . Under Sicilian skies , indeed , it is deeper than old ivory ; but under the misty blue of the English zenith , and ...
... colour of lilies . It has the hint of gold that is in all fine colour ; but in our latitudes the hint is almost elusive . Under Sicilian skies , indeed , it is deeper than old ivory ; but under the misty blue of the English zenith , and ...
Page 454
... colour of life . You are inclined to wonder that , even undressed , he still shouts with a Cockney accent . You half expect pure vowels and elastic syllables from his restoration , his spring , his slenderness , his bright- ness , and ...
... colour of life . You are inclined to wonder that , even undressed , he still shouts with a Cockney accent . You half expect pure vowels and elastic syllables from his restoration , his spring , his slenderness , his bright- ness , and ...
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acquainted admiration appeared beauty Ben Jonson better body called character colour Country creature dark death delight discommending Discourse dream Dry Rot E. V. Lucas eyes face fancy father feel Fellow fortune FREEPORT Friedrich Schlegel Friend Sir ROGER Gentleman give half hand happy head hear heard heart heaven Honour human Humour imagination James Miller Jeems kind lady laugh light living look Lord Macbeth Maid manner Master Metaphysics mind morning nature never night object observed occasion once passed passion person play pleased pleasure poor Pyrrhonism Pyrrhus remember ROGER DE COVERLEY ROGER hearing round Samuel Johnson seemed seen sense Servants side Sir Richard Baker soul speak spirit talk tell thee things thou thought tion told town truth turned Uranius whole woman wonder word young