Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineBret Harte A. Roman 1868-1875, 1909 |
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... light of the moon shone on the queer god , perched up among the ferns and a sort of reed grass , near the shores of a lagoon . The romance of the land was upon me , and while I gazed at the in- scrutable and grotesque features of the ...
... light of the moon shone on the queer god , perched up among the ferns and a sort of reed grass , near the shores of a lagoon . The romance of the land was upon me , and while I gazed at the in- scrutable and grotesque features of the ...
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... light greens and reds and scarlets , and the whole seemed like the fantastic dream of some master painter of theatrical scenes . I was struck by it , and I suppose , just as others have , stood gaz- ing at it in open mouthed wonder . I ...
... light greens and reds and scarlets , and the whole seemed like the fantastic dream of some master painter of theatrical scenes . I was struck by it , and I suppose , just as others have , stood gaz- ing at it in open mouthed wonder . I ...
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... light up in gigantic respirations the whole floor of the crater . It seems as though some great creature were changing its hues in fearful colors , a chameleon of blood and black coiled about the bottom of an immense cauldron , and from ...
... light up in gigantic respirations the whole floor of the crater . It seems as though some great creature were changing its hues in fearful colors , a chameleon of blood and black coiled about the bottom of an immense cauldron , and from ...
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... light that shone from every eye signaled the well- baked feast was due . The native chefs arose and deftly removed the leaves and earth , releasing the savory odor of the roasted porker . The potatoes and fish were removed , and the ...
... light that shone from every eye signaled the well- baked feast was due . The native chefs arose and deftly removed the leaves and earth , releasing the savory odor of the roasted porker . The potatoes and fish were removed , and the ...
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... light wavy green of the sugar plantations , and backing this is the dark green foliage of the gulches and the oc- casional white walls of the sugar planta- tion , with its smoke wreaths rising to the heavens , against the purple ...
... light wavy green of the sugar plantations , and backing this is the dark green foliage of the gulches and the oc- casional white walls of the sugar planta- tion , with its smoke wreaths rising to the heavens , against the purple ...
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