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Page 134
... colouring to the beginning of your letter . I am only like the physician who recalls to his patient's mind the atmospheric influences that may have had an unfavourable effect upon his symptoms . You will conclude I must be determined to ...
... colouring to the beginning of your letter . I am only like the physician who recalls to his patient's mind the atmospheric influences that may have had an unfavourable effect upon his symptoms . You will conclude I must be determined to ...
Page 180
... colouring of those days has been toned down by some hard frosts , and all lights and shades blended into heavenly harmony by the hazy atmosphere of the delicious period here called Indian Summer , ' Florella and I have done little else ...
... colouring of those days has been toned down by some hard frosts , and all lights and shades blended into heavenly harmony by the hazy atmosphere of the delicious period here called Indian Summer , ' Florella and I have done little else ...
Page 181
Caroline Matilda Kirkland. colouring of Tintoretto has been softened to the taste of Titian or Giorgione , and this seen through a transparent veil of dim silver , you may form some notion of ... colouring of Tintoretto has been softened ...
Caroline Matilda Kirkland. colouring of Tintoretto has been softened to the taste of Titian or Giorgione , and this seen through a transparent veil of dim silver , you may form some notion of ... colouring of Tintoretto has been softened ...
Page 258
... coloured bracelets on one arm , a brooch large enough for a dressing - glass , and a long string of blue glass beads ; - not to mention collars , ribands , and all the etcetera of the feminine armoury . The lady herself was of a pale ...
... coloured bracelets on one arm , a brooch large enough for a dressing - glass , and a long string of blue glass beads ; - not to mention collars , ribands , and all the etcetera of the feminine armoury . The lady herself was of a pale ...
Page 313
... coloured thread , tinctured with a hue formed we know not how , dis- tinct from that of our own ordinary thoughts , yet not exactly resembling the colour of the thoughts of others ; -as red and blue , well combined , form that richer ...
... coloured thread , tinctured with a hue formed we know not how , dis- tinct from that of our own ordinary thoughts , yet not exactly resembling the colour of the thoughts of others ; -as red and blue , well combined , form that richer ...
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