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... wall were elaborate frescoes , whose curving vines were made of knotted human verte- bræ ; whose delicate tendrils were made of sinews and tendons ; whose flowers were formed of knee- caps and toe - nails . Every lasting portion of the ...
... wall were elaborate frescoes , whose curving vines were made of knotted human verte- bræ ; whose delicate tendrils were made of sinews and tendons ; whose flowers were formed of knee- caps and toe - nails . Every lasting portion of the ...
Pagina 6
... walls and ceilings fairly papered with them , might I not have a more civilized opin- ion of the old masters than I have now ? I think so . When I was a school - boy and was to have a new knife , I could not make up my mind as to which ...
... walls and ceilings fairly papered with them , might I not have a more civilized opin- ion of the old masters than I have now ? I think so . When I was a school - boy and was to have a new knife , I could not make up my mind as to which ...
Pagina 22
... walls and look at it in detail . That takes away some of the romance of the theat specing . The people are filthy in their habits , and the eas this makes filthy streets and breeds disagreeable sights and smells . There never was a ...
... walls and look at it in detail . That takes away some of the romance of the theat specing . The people are filthy in their habits , and the eas this makes filthy streets and breeds disagreeable sights and smells . There never was a ...
Pagina 23
Mark Twain. high ! And the solid brick walls are seven feet through . You go up nine flights of stairs before you get to the " first " floor . No , not nine , but there or thereabouts . There is a little bird - cage of an iron railing in ...
Mark Twain. high ! And the solid brick walls are seven feet through . You go up nine flights of stairs before you get to the " first " floor . No , not nine , but there or thereabouts . There is a little bird - cage of an iron railing in ...
Pagina 27
... wall . You enter in small boats - and a tight squeeze it is , too . You cannot go in at all when the tide is up . Once within , you find yourself in an arched cavern about one hundred and sixty feet long , one hundred and twenty wide ...
... wall . You enter in small boats - and a tight squeeze it is , too . You cannot go in at all when the tide is up . Once within , you find yourself in an arched cavern about one hundred and sixty feet long , one hundred and twenty wide ...
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