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... grass , like the green fleece of the earth . But by the retreating or projecting angles of the swells and pro ... grasses , seeks its way towards the sun , it accommodates itself to all the sinuous turnings , and all the undulations of ...
... grass , like the green fleece of the earth . But by the retreating or projecting angles of the swells and pro ... grasses , seeks its way towards the sun , it accommodates itself to all the sinuous turnings , and all the undulations of ...
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... grass , the bleatings of sheep , the tre- mulous cry of goats , the cackling of hens , the songs of birds in the bushes , the creaking of the noisy axle - trees of the ploughs in the furrows , the sound of falling water from the sluices ...
... grass , the bleatings of sheep , the tre- mulous cry of goats , the cackling of hens , the songs of birds in the bushes , the creaking of the noisy axle - trees of the ploughs in the furrows , the sound of falling water from the sluices ...
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... grass , that the old man did not inwardly , confirm the “ yes ” which he had said at the first moment . rejoined I , " and a good " Is there no stonemason in the village ? " anxious to insure my repairs being completed . " Yes , sir ...
... grass , that the old man did not inwardly , confirm the “ yes ” which he had said at the first moment . rejoined I , " and a good " Is there no stonemason in the village ? " anxious to insure my repairs being completed . " Yes , sir ...
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... grass of the meadow after a heavy dew . He held his red woollen cap in his hand . His hair , black , thick , powdered over with some grains of marble - dust , floated about a hand's length behind his neck ; it was cut square , in large ...
... grass of the meadow after a heavy dew . He held his red woollen cap in his hand . His hair , black , thick , powdered over with some grains of marble - dust , floated about a hand's length behind his neck ; it was cut square , in large ...
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... grass . A bundle of broom served as a pillow . Three or four black sheepskins rolled up at its foot , had served for blankets in winter . Beside this niche , there hung to a nail a woman's dress , seamed with velvet , and having a small ...
... grass . A bundle of broom served as a pillow . Three or four black sheepskins rolled up at its foot , had served for blankets in winter . Beside this niche , there hung to a nail a woman's dress , seamed with velvet , and having a small ...
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