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... eye . When I saw the eye I cried out : ' That's a dead man ! For this statue , although completely and beautifully ... eyes showed that we were looking at a man killed in battle . Strength and beauty were here united in most marvellous ...
... eye . When I saw the eye I cried out : ' That's a dead man ! For this statue , although completely and beautifully ... eyes showed that we were looking at a man killed in battle . Strength and beauty were here united in most marvellous ...
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... eye presented the appearance of a large green bundle , with a red fez at the top , for he was enveloped in a great furred cloak ; he seemed to have dark eyes , like everybody else in this country , and a long nose and a black beard ...
... eye presented the appearance of a large green bundle , with a red fez at the top , for he was enveloped in a great furred cloak ; he seemed to have dark eyes , like everybody else in this country , and a long nose and a black beard ...
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... eyes , a sparse beard and a pointed chin , like all the Turcomans . His broad shoulders were still as strong as in his youth , his eyes as sharp as a hawk's . He had not yet given up hunting and would sing sad Turcoman songs too , or ...
... eyes , a sparse beard and a pointed chin , like all the Turcomans . His broad shoulders were still as strong as in his youth , his eyes as sharp as a hawk's . He had not yet given up hunting and would sing sad Turcoman songs too , or ...
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