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It has been remarked, that it requires little habit to make a dark skin more pleasing and natural to the eye of an European than his own colour. A white man bathing by the side of a Tahitian, was like a plant ... After walking under a burning sun, I do not know anything more delicious than the milk of a young cocoa-nut.
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the nostrils opening at almost right angles, the eyes tiny and bright, the forehead seamed and wrinkled--unnaturally old. Their general expression was of simian cunning and a ferocity that was utterly devoid of courage. ... "Yes, yes; that's all. Careful now when you haul up--Hoang has got his eye on you, and so have the...
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'No, no--I cannot say that he ever attempted anything of the kind. I certainly have played with him, but never lost to any serious amount; nor can I recollect that he ever solicited me--indeed he knows that I have a strong objection to deep play. ... He broke the seal, and, casting his eye hastily over it, he continued:
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"They are very rich, and have cunning tools of iron, ... In the twinkling of an eye, Tyee saw four of them cut down by the bullets of the Sunlanders. The fifth, as yet unhurt, seized the two rifles, ... A great cry of rage went up, and in it there was much of blood-vengeance, much of the unreasoned ferocity of the brute. Tyee .
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The thought was a disquieting one, ... What was it, that made the men lose their heads like so many sheep? She adjusted her lorgnette and again took an inventory of the girl's appearance. It was eminently satisfactory even when viewed from the critical standard of Mrs. Standish Tremont. ... From the moment the teams appeared,
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After they had drunk as much as they wanted, and dabbled their feet, they walked down the bank to a pool, where the old one's keen eye caught sight of a number of Buffalo-fish basking on the bottom.
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But, besides this, there is a twinkling in the eye, which cannot indicate anything but cunning and ferocity. Their figures are tall and bulky; but not comparable in elegance with those of the working- classes in Tahiti.
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"Sure," said Howard, "go ahead and yell anything you want." And the Marines shouted back down the slopes all the curses and invectives they could remember from their collective repetoire. ... Having run out of grenades, they had to rely on cunning and marksmanship to beat the attackers. Howard had passed the word to fire only...
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Mar 27, 2005 ... When a nigger suspects he is being laughed at, all the ferocity of his nature comes to the ...... which is to keep low and squirm, and proceed by stealth and cunning. ...... There was a twinkle in his eye as he spoke. ..... International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make any ...
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