Word: hues
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...Tahitian in particular intrigued Gauguin: a golden-skinned girl of 13 named Tehura. Gauguin, who had left a lawful wife and five children in Europe, settled down with Tehura to a South Pacific existence: "Happiness inhabited my home. Each morning it rose radiant with the sun; the golden hue of Tehura's face filled the house with joy and light . . . and [she] gave herself to me ever more loving and docile. I am embalmed with...
Whose color is crimson, you know, But though crimson, it's true, Is a red, it's a hue...
Hail, Mother Ceylon, we worship Thee, Plenteous in prosperity Thou, Beauteous in grace and love, Laden with corn and luscious fruit And fragrant flowers of radiant hue . . . Receive our grateful praise sublime, Mother Ceylon, we worship Thee...
...Politeness, Comrade. But quantity is not enough, said the Deputy Premier. "The satisfaction of the Soviet consumer's demand for high quality . . . must become a law." Goods of "monotonous, dull, dark tints and bad designs . . . can no longer be tolerated. Fabrics must be bright, rich and of attractive hue . . ." Far too often, said Mikoyan, "the workers begin to argue: 'We get no dye from the chemists, so what...
Stout eventually changed his mind about the other four, but his attempt to dismiss Richardson raised an academic hue & cry far beyond Nevada's borders. At the University of Illinois, dozens of facultymen'signed a petition of protest; other petitions went the rounds at Stanford and the University of California. Meanwhile, four Reno lawyers offered to fight Richardson's case without fee. This week the case was up before the board of regents...