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Page 22
Major T. detects that Captain J. is cheating at cards , or , shall we say , that Captain J. has relieved the gallant major of his beautiful wife ? Anyhow the combat is inevitable . There is a dispute over the card table or a pointed ...
Major T. detects that Captain J. is cheating at cards , or , shall we say , that Captain J. has relieved the gallant major of his beautiful wife ? Anyhow the combat is inevitable . There is a dispute over the card table or a pointed ...
Page 58
She is beautiful -- the Kakar woman - but extremely dirty . Her fair complexion , soft Aryan cut proportionate features and long tresses of wavy black hair present a shocking contrast to her dirty red shift and wrapper - smelly and ...
She is beautiful -- the Kakar woman - but extremely dirty . Her fair complexion , soft Aryan cut proportionate features and long tresses of wavy black hair present a shocking contrast to her dirty red shift and wrapper - smelly and ...
Page 62
It is a clear perception of whatever constitutes the beautiful and sublime in nature ; a lively sensation and keen relish of the external ornaments of natural objects presented to the vision , united with a distinct conception of their ...
It is a clear perception of whatever constitutes the beautiful and sublime in nature ; a lively sensation and keen relish of the external ornaments of natural objects presented to the vision , united with a distinct conception of their ...
Page 65
... arise the enthusiasm of poets , the fruitfulness of invention , the nobleness of sentiments and ideas , sallies of imagination , the magnificence and boldness of terms and the love of what is grand , sublime , and beautiful .
... arise the enthusiasm of poets , the fruitfulness of invention , the nobleness of sentiments and ideas , sallies of imagination , the magnificence and boldness of terms and the love of what is grand , sublime , and beautiful .
Page 70
... the beautiful girl , the Spirit of the Plum tree is at first mistaken for the spirit of an old fox . In the story of “ The Golden Hairpin , ” † the knocking at the door of the hero Konojo's house is supposed to be done by a fox or a ...
... the beautiful girl , the Spirit of the Plum tree is at first mistaken for the spirit of an old fox . In the story of “ The Golden Hairpin , ” † the knocking at the door of the hero Konojo's house is supposed to be done by a fox or a ...
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