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...Although the book's title Black Ivory denotes dealing in the slave trade it is not our heroes who are doing it. At the very first chapter there is a shipwreck, which leaves the son of the charterer of the sinking ship, and a seaman friend of his, alone on t...

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...‘When, at the rising of the sun, my nymph’ To A Rose To A Very Pale Lady Dressed in Green ‘With such distinction, such grace’ ‘What, out of ivory from the Ganges,’ A Lady’s Tears and Sighs ‘Sacred temple of pure honesty,’ ‘From the crystal of your divine hand’ Inscription for El Greco’s Tomb To A White Poplar Grove To The Court Ladies asking Favour for Anda...

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...the location of the large and important Congo River, was a private colony of Belgium's King Leopold II. In the story, Marlow is employed to transport ivory downriver. However, his more pressing assignment is to return Kurtz, another ivory trader, to civilization, in a cover-up. Kurtz has a reputation throughout the region....

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...Professor Pierre Aronnax is an academic whose thirst for knowledge carries him out of his ivory tower and on the trail of a mysterious sea beast. His curiosity at last is satiated when he finds himself in the belly of the beast-- that is, on board the incredible submarine the Nautilus, courtesy of its mysterious p...

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...zed gems, that pilgrim seated at the gate of Paradise with ears to hear the songs of the angels but no longer a tongue to repeat them, playing on the ivory keys with fingers crippled by the stress of divine inspiration, believing that he is expressing celestial music to his bewildered listeners....

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... songs of the angels but no longer a tongue to repeat them, playing on the ivory keys with fingers crippled by the stress of divine inspiration, belie...

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...n on Her Lips Follow the Way of Love Deepest Is Her Eyes Roses Red Towers of Ivory Clouds Light of Passion Inborn Masterpiece Her Silk Roads of Heaven... ...holds my heart within loving seas that rest within her breath. 39 Towers of Ivory Clouds She is above all the earth and turns the treasury of time in... ...nt to the nether world for all existence. She is enthroned upon the hills of ivory clouds in the assembly of all praise, worthy hosts of heaven. A kin... ... this earth and set her feet upon its shades of living color. Only above the ivory towers of Elysium have the imprints of her amorous wings been disco... ...s, possessing an immortal soul of divinity. High upon the mountains of every ivory plain an angel in the state of true glory, pure and holy in which t... ...breath of beauty that has been a true reflection of grace. She is pure as an ivory dove of heaven, the mask of night that gives reason to the stars to... ...e blessed to pass the Lord’s day in prayer. Where your eyes took the tone of ivory and were glittering with stars. Your radiance not failing, for the ... ...r your wings to soar upon the nightgowns of heaven. Hills reach to play upon ivory until angels return to the clouds. Never endless a gentle mother as... ... pronounced us both as silhouettes of love. Her benign light is held over my ivory hills shining about the coves of my benevolent soul. Where holy wat...

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...s of her angelic face. As she caresses my soul with her beautiful hands of ivory. Even the terrestrial orb now glows more brilliant, the sun burns dee... ...all arise before the coming of a queen, where she shall armor the gates of Ivory. 19 Journey V She has furnished a kingdom and woven a crown of golde... ...ines and changes the colors of every undertaking of the sky. In palaces of ivory that stand the corner of Eden Her beauty bares wings of white wonder,... ...hall stand for the earth and rise on a path laid bare to the eyes. And the ivory ceilings look down upon her. 35 Journey X The sun shines, glorifying... ... more beautiful than every passing star that casts a wish on heaven. Where ivory towers decorate the clouds with ribbons of midnight showers, you sing...

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...he hopes you will wear tomorrow for the performance.” Inside was an elegant ivory moire walking suit. I was glad that I had a duster coat to wear o... ...ffure, though, and again resorted to a loose chignon. Erik had given me an ivory straw riding hat with mauve flowers and ribbons; it coordinated be... ...tionery counter at Selfridges Department Store, I ordered my two sets, plain ivory stock with “Madame Erik LeMaitre” on the front and an address on t...

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...re like an oil portrait and a Polaroid snapshot. Riano thought Rafe was an ivory tower sell-out and Rafe thought Riano was an immature and unambitious... ... the caressing movement of his hand as he smoothed a palm down the horse's ivory mane. Hypnotic. "You are sure, Sweet." No, she wasn't. She wasn't sur...

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...ch a change in Princess Muna after only a few weeks. ‘Look Helen,’ said the princess removing an ivory miniature from the pocket of her kameez, ‘Th...

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...ulia stood in its center, the blue-black glow of her curls tumbling against ivory white skin. Cade simply stared. She was breathtaking. Tears glit...

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... who think that her money and education have made her as valuable as white ivory -the type often used in Buddhist statuettes. Hormonal discriminator...

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...tered. She stood in the foyer, gazing at the elegant spiral staircase. The ivory railing was accentuated by the pure gold rose seam decorating its to...

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... some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory. The stories, as usual, illustrate the method of popular fiction. A certain number of incidents are shaken into many varying combinations, like the fragments of coloured glass in the kaleidoscope. Probably the possible ...

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... stories. Loves laughter. Mimics. Is made jealous easily. Speaks slowly...ivory- skinned. Gyrinno—the daughter of a wine merchant, can outdrink most... ...out his doll, that SAPPHO’S JOURNAL 27 bull-leaping doll of Cretan ivory, brightly painted! But his apartment was simple, tastefully furnishe... ...h like him. I remember his face, the candid eyes and lips. I remember the ivory gleam of his body. Ah, if he were here... How am I to forbid Kleis? ... ... the night, bringing its fra- grance into my room, white in the starlight, ivory in the moonlight. P The sea and its waves are something we never fo... ...s but when Serfo offered drinks, we went into his shop where he displayed ivory figurines on his dusty counter, Amazons, ibis, Etruscan warriors and... ...lt the flakes of time— my life flaking, like Gogu’s, less lasting than the ivory. P The hours I spend with Libus and his sister are hours of talk an... ... Sappho stands by the seaward window in her library... carved ivory racks hold books, ancient papyri, Egyptian clay tablets, copies of ...

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... stories. Loves laughter. Mimics. Is made jealous easily. Speaks slowly...ivory- skinned. Gyrinno—the daughter of a wine merchant, can outdrink most... ...out his doll, that SAPPHO’S JOURNAL 31 bull-leaping doll of Cretan ivory, brightly painted! But his apartment was simple, tastefully furnishe... ...h like him. I remember his face, the candid eyes and lips. I remember the ivory gleam of his body. Ah, if he were here... How am I to forbid Kleis? ... ... the night, bringing its fra- grance into my room, white in the starlight, ivory in the moonlight. P The sea and its waves are something we never fo... ...s but when Serfo offered drinks, we went into his shop where he displayed ivory figurines on his dusty counter, Amazons, ibis, Etruscan warriors and... ...lt the flakes of time— my life flaking, like Gogu’s, less lasting than the ivory. P The hours I spend with Libus and his sister are hours of talk an... ... Sappho stands by the seaward window in her library... carved ivory racks hold books, ancient papyri, Egyptian clay tablets, copies of ... ...d to men haggle. A strange, dark, bestial man lorded over everyone. At an ivory-topped table men quarreled and spat. A sacrificial trumpet shrilled.... ...at sells Greek antiquities. If I can ever get there I want to purchase an ivory Venus for my desk. We have not surpassed those ancient artisans. V...

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...ncer 25 The Journey of Cocoa Bean By Crystlle Medansky O n the beautiful Ivory Coast, tiny pink petals huddled together on the trunk of a tall tree...

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...d to men haggle. A strange, dark, bestial man lorded over everyone. At an ivory-topped table men quarreled and spat. A sacrificial trumpet shrilled....

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...iberians -- Among the exiles -- The new Siberian islands -- Vast quantities of ivory -- Discovery of the bodies of mammoths -- Meeting the Chuckchies ... ...f the main cabin, there was a gracefully carved temple beautifully inlaid with ivory and gold, and dedicated to Venus. The extraordinary size of this ... ...h, two above and two beneath, of the length of three fingers, and as white, as ivory. When the moon is at the full, near the navel of this beast there... ...d thread on the top of the caps; and fifty sheaths of knives of Flanders, with ivory handles, which were made in Lisbon, and the sheaths gilded. All t... ...with ornaments, and on the right arm of each was a bracelet apparently made of ivory, while pieces of tortoise shell were strung about their necks. Th... ...ous group of islets has for many years been the resort of searchers for fossil ivory. It seems strange that in this far away part of the world, so far... ...he north as to be beyond the bounds of civilization, there should be a mine of ivory, but Africa is not more productive of this article than are the S... ...ore productive of this article than are the Siberian Islands. Not alone is the ivory of elephants found, but also that of the mammoth. Tusks of prodig... ...g in the strongest manner the size and strength of this prehistoric world. The ivory is sometimes dug out of the earth, but more frequently is exposed...