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Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities and Colonial Literature - Page 11
by Philip Holden, Richard R. Ruppel - 2003 - 335 pages
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe - Castaways - 1862 - 524 pages
...had all the sweetness and softness of an European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool...yet not of an ugly, yellow, nauseous tawny, as the Brazilians and Tirginians, and '•'her natives of America are, but of a bright kind of a dun olive...
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The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe [by D. Defoe

Daniel Defoe - 1862 - 366 pages
...European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curlea like wool; his forehead very high and large ; and...eyes. The colour of his skin was not quite black, out very tawny ; and yet not an ugly, yellow, nauseous tawny, as the Brazilians and Virginians, and...
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The Progressive English reading books, Volume 1

Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 pages
...had all the sweetness and softness of an European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool ; his forehead was very high and large ; and there was a great vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes. . . ....
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The Revised code. The grade lesson books in six standards, by E.T. Stevens ...

Edward Thomas Stevens - 1863 - 234 pages
...had all the sweetness and softness of a European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool ; his forehead was very high and large ; and there was a great vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes. After...
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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe - 1864 - 530 pages
...had all the sweetness and softness of a European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool;...eyes. The colour of his skin was not quite black, hut very tawny; and yet not an ugly, yellow, nauseous tawny, as the Brazilians and Virginians, and...
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Robinson Crusoe [by D. Defoe] ed. by J.W. Clark

Daniel Defoe - 1866 - 618 pages
...European in his Countenance too, especially when he smil'd. His Hair was long and black, not curl'd like Wool; his Forehead very high, and large, and...nauseous tawny, as the Brasilians, and Virginians, and other Natives of America are ; but of a bright Kind of a dun Olive Colour, that had in it something...
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An Illustrated History of British Guiana

George Hanneman Bennett - Guyana - 1866 - 366 pages
...account Friday is portrayed as an Indian. " His hair was long and black, not curled like wool. * * * The colour of his skin was not quite black, but very tawny, and yet not of an ugly nauseous tawny, as the Brazilians and Virginians and other natives of America are, but of a bright...
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Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe - Adventure stories - 1867 - 666 pages
...had all the sweetness and softness of a European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool...vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes. The color of his skin was not quite black, but very tawny ; and yet not an ugly, yellow, nanseous tawny,...
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Analytical Fifth-[sixth] Reader: Containing an Introductory Article on the ...

Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 pages
...had all the sweetness and softness of a European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool;...great vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes. tawny; and yet not an ugly, yellow, nauseous tawny, as the Brazilians and Virginians, and other natives...
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Analytical Fifth Reader: Containing an Introductory Article on the General ...

Richard Edwards - Readers - 1867 - 372 pages
...had all the sweetness and softness of a European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool...great vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes. 15. The color of his skin was not quite black, but very tawny ; and yet not an ugly, yellow, nauseous...
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