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... were many decorations of graceful antlers and flowers . Strange to say , there were also some well - painted portraits on the walls . On a throne sat a handsome youth , and great was their surprise 12 A NECKLACE OF STORIES .
... were many decorations of graceful antlers and flowers . Strange to say , there were also some well - painted portraits on the walls . On a throne sat a handsome youth , and great was their surprise 12 A NECKLACE OF STORIES .
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... portrait of an English maiden , surpassingly beautiful . It was of half length ; about the graceful neck and arms were ornaments which , though barbaric , were evidently the finest that any tribe could have secured , and they were ...
... portrait of an English maiden , surpassingly beautiful . It was of half length ; about the graceful neck and arms were ornaments which , though barbaric , were evidently the finest that any tribe could have secured , and they were ...
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... portrait of the maiden on the wall ! " Her mother called her Virginia , " continued the royal speaker , " and Virgin she remained ; but to our tribe she was known only as the Queen of Croatoan . Before her day they had been ruled by ...
... portrait of the maiden on the wall ! " Her mother called her Virginia , " continued the royal speaker , " and Virgin she remained ; but to our tribe she was known only as the Queen of Croatoan . Before her day they had been ruled by ...
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... portrait , which for a long time it had been my daily delight to gaze upon . " A certain day - the Queen's birthday - had been appointed for the tribe to assemble and re- ceive my decision . I was in terrible affliction . Never shall I ...
... portrait , which for a long time it had been my daily delight to gaze upon . " A certain day - the Queen's birthday - had been appointed for the tribe to assemble and re- ceive my decision . I was in terrible affliction . Never shall I ...
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... portraits of the first Queen , but no halo around her head save the glory of her hair , and no shrines . They heard from all lips praises of Queen II . , then reigning , and how manly she was , or , as some said , how womanly he was ...
... portraits of the first Queen , but no halo around her head save the glory of her hair , and no shrines . They heard from all lips praises of Queen II . , then reigning , and how manly she was , or , as some said , how womanly he was ...
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