Word: blackly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hundred strong, which was going to abide in Vanity Fair four years. And the burden of books that was upon him grew lighter as he went on; and he sought for knowledge in other ways. And he became expert in shuffling bits of pasteboard, covered with red and black spots; and he could tell the difference between the nut-brown ale of Vanity Fair and the red wine of Macon; and he no longer journeyed afoot, but in the wagon of one Shark. And Lighthead struggled often up the hill Difficulty, bristling with unfavorable conditions, but he never reached...
BOSTON MUSEUM. - 7.45 P.M.; Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2. 10th week of the "Guv'nor." To-morrow evening, benefit of Mr. Barron in "Brutus" and "Black-Eyed Susan...
...fantasie in black and white...
First, Antigone, I will give you a black eye, to indicate that you must not scribble on my easel again; and long flowing hair, to show that you are in love. For this I take yellow ochre and gamboge, not too much of either, with a slight infusion of chiaroscuro. She shall have a blue tunic like the Sienese madonnas, spotted with little stars. For this, take cobalt, Mars orange, and Chinese white, about half and half. Her feet must be delicately sandalled, as if to walk only on a bed of roses. Around her neck there must...
...following were the involuntary contributions of Boston young ladies to the success of the great students' political procession: sixty-five handkerchiefs, of which eleven are of silk; one black and white shawl; and various pieces of hats. All these articles serve now as trophies in the rooms of some of the students...