| 单词 | coal-black |
| 例句 | “You wasn’t there the day I was born. And I know you don’t want a coal-black woman.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z One of my main steers to one specialty address away from the madam’s house was the apartment of a big, coal-black girl, strong as an ox, with muscles like a dockworker’s. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In his chariot drawn by coal-black steeds he rose up through a chasm in the earth, and grasping the maiden by the wrist set her beside him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The two little coal-black eyes scowled down at her from the mantelpiece as she stomped gaily out of the room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes damp and cold, sometimes stooped over or kneeling, but always covered in coal-black grime. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z I could see from the flash of our lamps, as the rays fell on them, that the horses were coal-black and splendid animals. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She did have the same features and coal-black skin, and she was the same height as Rhonda, but gone were the puffy white dress and long green hair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The ironman who came for them was a squat thick-bodied man with a coal-black beard that covered half his chest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As he dug down into the coal-black earth he found it even more perfect, for there were great rocks under the soil. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled back, much less radiantly, keeping my upper lip down over a coal-black G.I. temporary filling showing between two of my front teeth. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The minister was a tall coal-black deep-voiced freedman with a face that reminded me of a picture I had of my father who had died before I was old enough to know him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She had wild white hair and coal-black eyes and rusted metal claws instead of fingers. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z A year after Lori was born, Mom and Dad had a second daughter, Mary Charlene, who had coal-black hair and chocolate-brown eyes, just like Dad. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was our coal-black daddy of whom we were afraid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The twinkle was gone from his coal-black eyes. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Her aunt had said brown; the beauticians said black but Violet had never seen a light-skinned person with coal-black eyes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He rode a coal-black horse barded all in white, with the pure white shield of the Kingsguard strapped to his arm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then, alone in the coach, pulled by a team of four coal-black stallions, Lord Primus left the village of Nottaway, in significantly worse temper than he had arrived there. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Under the dirt, lacing her coal-black skin, were traces of bad things; like tobacco juice, brine and a craftsman’s sense of play. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled again, still keeping my coal-black filling under concealment. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Renly was handsome as Robot had been handsome; long of limb and broad of shoulder, with the same coal-black hair, fine and straight, the same deep blue eyes, the same easy smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At dead of night in front of the dark cavern on the bank of the somber lake she slaughtered four coal-black bullocks to Hecate, the dread Goddess of Night. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In an equivocal flash of clairvoyance he visualizes the composer as a clean-shaven Brooklynite with “coal-black eyebrows” and “ringed fingers” writing down the tune on the 21st floor of a skyscraper. Review: ‘Nausea,’ by Jean-Paul Sartre 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z But for a coal-black raven in a pewter sky, the landscape was empty of people and wildlife. Trekking With Wolves 2010-02-20T06:14:00Z The Wild Bunch stands out as the first western to go full-bore with its reappraisal of frontier narratives, and remains the most ferociously modern example by virtue of its coal-black heart. The Wild Bunch at 50: the enduring nihilism of Sam Peckinpah's western 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Harron recognized the coal-black satire in Mr. Ellis’s novel and teased it to the surface. In Hindsight, an ‘American Psycho’ Looks a Lot Like Us 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Forbes, 32, is toothy and boyish, with a slaying smile, staves of coal-black hair shorn closely at the sides and a fresco of tattoos on his right bicep. Deaf rapper Sean Forbes makes himself joyfully heard on the hip-hop scene 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The males, one of nature’s dandies, have coal-black plumage, scarlet capes and wings with yellow trim. New York Fashion Week: Male Models at the Line of Beauty ? NY Fashion Week 2011-09-16T23:20:18Z He looked a bit like Kikuchiyo, the samurai of dubious origin in Kurosawa’s classic “Seven Samurai,” with the same coal-black mustache and goatee, the same rustic and likable raffishness, the same boyish heart. In Rural Japan, Lifting a Shrine and Building a Friendship 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z He has his face painted kabuki white, with coal-black rings around the eyes. Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z He told them about a shark in a creek, a huge killer shark with bloody jaws and coal-black eyes. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z In 2011, nomads roaming the western Sahara encountered precious time capsules from Mars: coal-black chunks of a meteorite, strewn across the dunes. Magnets wipe memories from meteorites, erasing billion-year-old data 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The tangled knot of boxcars operated by Norfolk Southern Railway shot out flames reaching 100 feet and sent a massive plume of coal-black smog into the air that could be seen for miles. Why the train wreck in Ohio is such a major public health disaster 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z He went from fresh-faced Irish American kid to coked-out informer with convincing dissolution, his eyes receding to coal-black points as his character’s moral core shriveled. Perspective | Ray Liotta delivered one of cinema’s greatest breakout performances 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Donning a blue T-shirt and black shorts, his hair a coal-black, messy mound on his head, the writer was thoughtful, relaxed and casual. Roberto Bolaño inspired him to write. Now Alejandro Zambra is the next Chilean breakthrough 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Most of the Black characters are drawn the same way, with exaggerated, red lips and coal-black skin; even Milou speaks better French. Lucky Luke, the Comic Book Cowboy, Discovers Race, Belatedly 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Eva's pale, triangular face glows in the frame created by her coal-black shawl and hood. Albania races to rescue children from jihadist camp 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Roy designed the space and did much of the finishing himself, reimagining it with hardwood floors, whitewashed walls and Germanic stencil typography on a coal-black facade. The Fashion Photographer Who Traded Film for Flour 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z At the height of its popularity in the late 19th century, seeing white performers adorned in coal-black makeup, woolly wigs and outlandishly red lips was one of the most beloved pastimes for white American families. Blackface is a strange ghost that haunts America | Gabrielle Bellot 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z White men would darken their faces to create caricatures of black people, including large mouths, lips and eyes, woolly hair and coal-black skin. AP Explains: Racist history of blackface began in the 1830s 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The coal-black front cover of the new edition is unadorned apart from one line, in white block letters: “What would happen if the president of the USA went stark-raving mad?” Night of Camp David: the return of a 1965 book about an insane president 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z She also deftly balances her grim story with flashes of coal-black humor. Crime fiction: Far-flung mysteries starring police detectives 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z For an hour, though, when it’s a survival saga with elements of coal-black satire, “The Captain” fairly mesmerizes. Review: Robert Schwentke's German drama ‘The Captain’ makes a wrong turn in its assessment of evil 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z His coal-black mane proclaimed his status as the undisputed king of this part of the savanna. Exclusive: An Inside Look at Cecil the Lion’s Final Hours 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z An Asian woman, her coal-black hair streaked with gold, waits on the cooks to fulfill her orders. Review | Gus’s Fried Chicken is ‘world famous’ for a reason 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Before long, a plastic bin in the boat was lined with the birds, their snowy white breasts and sleek coal-black heads flecked with blood. Hunting ‘Turr’ in Newfoundland’s Frigid Waters 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z The medics looked at my purpled head and coal-black eye. After a brain bleed, I picked through scattered memories for months 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z She was in her 40s, had coal-black hair and we shared cheese sandwiches and cans of Um Bongo in the canteen. ‘I burst into tears and ran’: our worst summer jobs 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z With success, he progressed to better teams and a coal-black No. 3 Chevrolet as menacing as he. For a glorious time, no one mastered a machine like Dale Earnhardt Sr. 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z If there was such a thing as coal-black rain. A Memento Players Carry With Them, Like It or Not 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z A state police depiction of the boots showed they were bright yellow with coal-black bottoms, sort of a bumblebee design. Mystery of Kathy Shea disappearance remains 5 decades later 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z But the person behind the steering wheel — with coal-black hair, round face and purple scarf — has made taxi No. 12925 a revolution of sorts. The unlikely life of Afghanistan’s first female taxi driver 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Its dozen or so isolated, coal-black rings — most only a few kilometres wide, with crisp edges and sometimes slightly variable widths — are separated by clear gaps. Solar System: Ring in the new 2014-04-04T13:57:46.871Z He is a thorough gipsy in look, and there is a vigour about his sharp-set features and a flash in his coal-black eyes that show him to be a person of considerable independence of thought. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z One was tall and spare, with gray streaks in her coal-black hair, and with piercing black eyes; the other was a comfortable body with a cheerful smile. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z The fuzzy little creatures with coal-black beaks and eyes will double their weight in the first week, and quadruple that in the second week. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: First Close-Up Photos of Baby Hawks 2012-04-13T22:30:26Z The coal-black eyes have a fascinating look of intentness, which is all the more effective as they are absolutely open, under brows of the purest curves.... Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z And how the coal-black inspiration had come to him. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z But he had also a coal-black moustache and chin tuft, and milk-white hair; and this contrast won him recognition everywhere. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z He had coal-black eyebrows which met upon the bridge of his nose, and slanted slightly upwards. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The hair of his moustache and beard, and as much as was visible beneath the broad-brimmed sombrero hat, was coal-black, and untouched with grey. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z I found him a man of attractive appearance: a little above medium height, coal-black beard and hair, very dark, expressive, bright eyes. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z The fire-consumed crags were often of strange metallic colours,—red and green and coppery yellow,—which gave the scenery an unearthly appearance, but most of the island was of a dismal coal-black. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z His thick dark eyebrows and his coal-black moustache gave an emphatically resolute expression to his dark olive-coloured face, whose profile had an air of old Roman distinction. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z His unusually tall figure and the fine shape of the coal-black horse which he was riding, stood out against the background of the distant sky with a vividness which seemed almost more than natural. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z She was a young girl, extremely pretty, with coal-black hair and eyes, and seated, quite apart from all, upon a pleasant shady bench in one of the gardens. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z His broad, clear brow in sunlight glowed; On burnished hooves his war-horse trode; From underneath his helmet flowed His coal-black curls, as on he rode. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z Its top is formed of rugged masses of coal-black rock, evidently of volcanic formation, and this is studded with large black crystals, like plums in a plum-pudding. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The animal he bestrode was of a coal-black, and, like his master, bore his years well. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Muffled cavaliers, with cloaks drawn up and hats drawn down till 17 only the dance of coal-black eyes, full of fire and fun, was visible between, saluted our balcony with Carnival impertinence. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z When year-old Ben graduated from puppy classes, he was a gorgeous animal with a shiny coal-black pelt, orange-flecked brown eyes and a feathery tail. Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy 2012-02-03T15:17:45Z A handsome little boy with dark eyes and coal-black hair accompanied him. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z Every glance of her coal-black eye, every movement of her head and hands, every word that fell from her lips, was a purposed display of her charms, a demand for admiration. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z Just then a coal-black cat came out from under the bed and walked across the room. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z They were wrinkled, grimy, dark, with long, black-gray hair, and coal-black, beady eyes. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z On Wednesday, in due course, the Reverend John Creedy arrived at the vicarage, and much curiosity there was throughout the village of Walton Magna that week to see this curious new thing, a coal-black parson. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z For they had in their midst, as Bonaparte had said, "something most incriminating,"—the pretty, coal-black spaniel of Louis Charles, so lately imprisoned and deprived of his title. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z The commentator travels from the Nephilim, or giants of scripture, down to Neville, the great Earl of Warwick, and his coal-black head of hair. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z For an instant he glowered, and I saw the pupils of his coal-black eyes contract to a pin point. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z I saw a silver-haired old lady from Philadelphia give to a coal-black and half-naked child of eight a volume of Browning's poems in paper cover. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Mankell was a tall, slight, wiry-looking fellow in the prime of life, with coal-black hair and olive complexion--apparently of Romany extraction. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z He was about the middle height, slight, yet sinewy, with coal-black hair cut very short, and a dark olive skin, his face being concealed by neither moustache nor beard. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z A moment later Marks was amazed to see him remove his mandarin's cap, and with it came a wig of coal-black hair! On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z Thereupon he threw her into the tub of whey, and then he saw what sort of creature she really was, for her whole body was coal-black. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The Queen is shown to be a coal-black Nubian. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z When Astra stood before the board and reckoned out long sums, Psyche looked very earnestly at her sister’s star, which glistened on her head, in her coal-black hair. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Immediately a crowd of coal-black horses rushed forward; they were not, however, real horses, but enchanted scholars. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Against this brilliant background, most birds passing in focus appear as coal-black miniatures, only 1/10 to 1/30 the apparent diameter of the moon. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z He peered through a crack, and there were three coal-black crows sitting inside the deck-beams, and they were talking about their husbands. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The coal-black equalling these in achievement would be as rare among his fellows as Hans, the Berlin thinker, is among horses. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z It was a face tanned by the sun, with coal-black hair; round the temples a wreath of vine leaves, and from the wreath protruded two horns like those of a young goat. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z The advent of a coal-black cat into a family was looked upon as a very fortunate occurrence. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z His face was encircled by a forest of coal-black hair and beard, and shaded by a dark calf-skin cap. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z He held out two coal-black hands with pallid palms. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z He's mounted on his coal-black steed,— O but his heart was wae! English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z I mean, do gallant knights ever gallop up to the drawbridge on coal-black chargers, and blow lustily on a silver trumpet, at the postern gate—whatever that is!—for admission? Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z There was two ginger-cakes on it, and one rusk, and a coal-black bottle with the beer spouting up high, and falling into a tumbler without ever spilling a drap. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z It was originally of crystalline whiteness, but is now coal-black, owing to its absorption of the sins of worshipping pilgrims. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z The child flashed out to the veranda and returned with a small basket, in which lay a diminutive coal-black object. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Always he had a pile of blocks behind which a coal-black charger was tethered, and on top, leaning against a spool of thread, stood the general surveying his army. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z As he straightened himself, however, his coal-black eyes, raised deferentially to his master's, blazed into sudden fire. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z Scarcely were the words uttered, when he heard a whirring in the air above his head, and, looking upwards, he saw seven coal-black Ravens flying away. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z There sat a handsome youth, driving a fleet coal-black steed. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z A shivering little quadroon girl crept up the stairs behind a coal-black old man. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The coal-black, fiery-eyed steed plunged and reared; its nostrils snorted steam; white frothy flakes fell from its mouth all over its breast; its long waving tail reached almost to the ground. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z He was handsome in a heavy, sensuous fashion, and his coal-black hair, close-cropped and wavy, gave him an appearance of virility and importance that demanded a second look. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z Over my bed was the skin of a splendid spotted jaguar, and in front of it was spread a coal-black bear skin, on which Trusty slept. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Overhead, in a coal-black sky, the great stars hung lustrous and wonderful. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Their skin was slightly bronzed; both men and women had coal-black hair and brown eyes. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z And two elderly women, one short and fat, with prominent eyes and black curling hair, the other a tall, thin, odd-looking person with tangled coal-black hair, hooked nose, and glittering black eyes. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z She is pale and thin, and has big, coal-black eyes. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The women are small, but neat and pretty, and in spite of their darker hue, produce a pleasing impression through their regular sharply-cut features, dark curly hair, and brilliant coal-black eyes. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Overhead the stars shone as only tropic stars can, and their myriad radiances were reflected in the coal-black water, till it had all the appearance of an ebony floor powdered with gold-dust. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Her shining coal-black face was aglow with tenderness and the determination to make things easy for him in the declaration of love she had planned that he should make. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Mr. Edny, the chief mate, was a splendid specimen of manhood, a Scotchman about thirty-five years of age, with coal-black hair and eyes. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z I saw, in the moonshine, a coal-black figure riding at full speed through the woods, on a steed of raven blackness. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z His countryman, Popp� the Strong, well deserved his cognomen: he was a gigantic figure, with long coal-black hair and beard. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z His meeting eye-brows and broad beard were shining, and coal-black; over his coat of mail he wore a large silver chain, in token of a knight's sacred vow. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z He was mounted, said the tradition, on a coal-black horse. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z When it was midnight, the earth seemed to crack, and on a coal-black horse he saw a pitch-black rider, who rode at him furiously, and sought to bind him with solemn promises. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Three fled at once; the other, a magnificent brute with a great coal-black mane, would not surrender his meat, so he dropped on his belly and faced the intruders. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z It was a beautiful animal, coal-black, wonderfully symmetrical and full of graceful action. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z My near cousin was coal-black and troubled, not on account of my sickness, but on account of his wife, who had died of it. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z I could wish that he were less often unsuccessful in the search, now that he has had "the coal-black wine" to drink. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z In appearance the novelist is a man of a trifle over the medium size, with a pleasant, intellectual face, which is almost covered with a rich and handsome coal-black beard and mustache. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z He might have been deemed handsome but for an expression of ferocity—animal, almost brutal—that gleamed and sparkled in his coal-black eyes. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Both were superb equestrians; and Mr. Lee's stately management of his coal-black horse was something worth looking at. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z He had a massive head, a broad, deep brow, and great coal-black eyes, which once seen could never be forgotten. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Its style guarantees its antiquity: Oh, where are you going, My pretty maiden fair, With your red rosy cheeks, And your coal-black hair? Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Though far from cheerful in their expression, they were interesting from a certain cast denoting calmness and courage; traits of character further confirmed by the determined glance of a penetrating coal-black eye. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z A noble animal of Arab strain it is, coal-black, with a dash of dun-colour between the hips and on either side of the muzzle. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z Soldiers are passing by twos, and cavalrymen in undress go sauntering by on fine coal-black horses; and the guide-book tells me that from this region come the horses for all the cavalry of France.... With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z His coal-black hair was slightly softened with grey at the temples, but his moustache was raven black, and it altered his appearance to something curiously unlike her memory of the keen young boyish face. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z The sun is burning hot, and the shadows are short and coal-black. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z He was of coal-black colour; and, in my opinion, the best looking horse of the lot. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Moving to and fro over this verdant stretch is the object which has caught their attention—a horse of large size and coal-black colour, which they know to be no other than Crusader. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z Black toad's liver, Green snake's slime, Hazel sliver, Witches grime, White-tipt tail of coal-black cat, Rotted wing of vampire bat, Were-wolf's tooth, and claw of rat, Simmer! simmer! simmer! Myra's Well A Tale of All-Hallow-E'en 2011-02-28T03:00:33.577Z He took a fancy to a coal-black horse that Alf, the pedlar, used to drive, and had trained to hop like a summer frog. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z Not a breath of air is stirring; the leaves of the tall poplars, casting coal-black shadows on the white, dusty highway, are motionless. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z His complexion was a dark olive, his features perfectly regular, with a coal-black moustache and chin-beard. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z One is in the lead—a large horse, coal-black, on whom many an Indian had set eye, with lazo ready for his capture. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z Here and there were patches bare and coal-black—as if the lava had but recently cooled, after being vomited forth from the volcan above. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z You are magnanimous, in fine—that goes without saying, you have a coal-black horse, and a sabre-cut, and you can afford to be very magnanimous. Dream Days 2011-02-07T03:00:23.040Z The negro was tall, bulky, and powerfully framed, coal-black from head to foot, with tightly curled hair and sharp, white teeth like those of a dog. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Depend upon it, silvery hair is better adapted to the faded cheeks of middle age, than are tresses of nut-brown or coal-black, or any of the mysterious shades produced by a dirty decoction called Hair-dye. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z The lines under his eyes seemed traced with a coal-black pencil, and his hand shook so that half the brandy was spilled. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z The hole widened into a great crack, the earth shook with a mighty thundering, and out dashed a chariot drawn by coal-black steeds, bearing Pluto, the king of the lower regions. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Robert was fifty-three years of age,—a tall, stout, coal-black, slow-spoken, reflective man. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z He was unable to place that delicate figure, with the fixed, coal-black eyes, in the practical life of human beings, as he had always been able to place the old pangéran. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z This done, she mounted behind him on a coal-black steed, and away they rode at a great rate. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The problem is not the color of the gear - off-white that appears coated in coal dust - or the number 29 on the coal-black helmets. Mining activists demand WVU, Nike pull uniform ad 2010-09-02T16:33:00Z In these woods I then found very great plenty of Mushromes, and many of them then wither'd, and coal-black; but others new sprung and flourishing. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Then opening the gate, she mounted and cantered down the lane to meet the oncoming riders—a kindly-faced, middle-aged man, a younger one with dark features and coal-black hair, and two girls. The Valiants of Virginia A very young woman in sarong and kabaai, with cheeks gleaming like pale gold and coal-black eyes inquisitively peeping, looked out in surprise at the carriage, which was approaching very slowly, and fled indoors. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z As long as he could remember, the small muscular figure, the sallow face with its high cheek-bones, coal-black goat's beard, and little keen grey eyes, had been the terror of his childhood. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers This I knocked open in hopes to find somewhat valuable, but as I raised the cover a coal-black thing rose up against me which I took for Lucifer himself. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim But under the hill, in the leaves somewhere, Lie a mother and child all stark and bare, Save only a comb in the coal-black hair— Yet God will remember they lie out there. Provocations A heavy lock of coal-black hair fell over his forehead, across almost disdainfully cold eyes went sooty lashes, and dark brows met above the prominent nose. The Tempering His coal-black eyes were alike unfathomable: whether he believed that the murderer was then sitting in our circle we could not guess. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery They have broad and somewhat compressed features, and thick, coal-black hair, hanging straight down, which the women sometimes wear in plaits, fastened to the back of the head, and sometimes falling down loose about them. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 A few years later the skin, eyes, hair seem to have entirely changed,—the first to brown, the two last to coal-black. Lafcadio Hearn A comb still decorated the woman's coal-black hair. Provocations There's some one floating there! it's a human being--there! the head's over water! don't you see it? there's the long, coal-black hair floating on the water. On the Heights A Novel He wore his coal-black hair fer down on his back and shoulders, and his long moustache drooped deep beneath his lank jaw. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) Here the king of the country came on board—a tall, coal-black man of commanding appearance, a fine specimen of a savage, decorated with bones, shells, and red feathers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Pearline reached out with her free hand and toyed with the chain, twisting it about her fingers lovingly, a dreamy light in her coal-black eyes. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium No eyes like the coal-black, the pure well of jet undefiled, of the native African, when the firelight is reflected in their quick sparkles, can so well represent merriness. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa Eric, who had not been asked to join the party, remained behind at the villa, and talked with a tall coal-black negro, named Adams. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine His eyes were coal-black, large, coldly searching, as they met Ennis' bleared gaze. The Door into Infinity A year ago, come the middle o’ March, We was building flats near the Marble Arch, When a thin young man with coal-black hair Came up to watch us working there. Rewards and Fairies The coal-black pillars had a somewhat sepulchral look and suggested a graveyard. The Story of Chautauqua He rode a coal-black Turkish horse with housings embroidered in gold, some woman's delicate handiwork. The Golden Age in Transylvania They were odd children, with black eyes, coal-black hair, dark skins, and bold eagle outlines. Anne His coal-black eyes suddenly flashed with fanatic, frenetic light. The Door into Infinity Thomas's impression of him was that of a 'flourishing slip of a youth, with coal-black hair, swarthy clear complexion, very straight on his feet, and except for the glaring squint alone, decidedly handsome.' Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series I thought to myself—here we are steaming at ten or twelve knots an hour through a thick, coal-black night; suppose we should plunge into some wooden or metal side? A Marriage at Sea H, where are you going, My pretty maiden fair, With your red rosy cheeks, And your coal-black hair? The Nursery Rhymes of England But now, quite suddenly--it was towards sunset--Cethegus remarked in the east, above the sea horizon, a single, dense, and coal-black cloud. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) He was a handsome athletic man of about thirty years of age, with a bronzed weather-beaten complexion, coal-black, deep-set eyes, dazzling white teeth, and a full beard, trimmed in Oriental fashion. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Then he fixed his sly, coal-black eyes on the sheik, and inquired, sceptically: "But surely you don't beat your children without cause?" The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries He could scarcely be seen from the watchfire; all that was visible was his coal-black curly hair. A Captive of the Roman Eagles His lips were not so thick as theirs, nor was his mouth so large, and his eyes, instead of coal-black, were of a curious steely-grey. Barclay of the Guides "Well, we can try," answered the old scout, who sat astride of a coal-black horse and rode slightly in advance of his two youthful companions. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck It was a tall bony shape in a yellow frock, with its head wrapped in a red cloth, from beneath which coal-black, stubbly bristles peeped forth. Pretty Michal He fixed Eugene with clear, coal-black eyes looking out of a long, pear-shaped face. The "Genius" Yet, as compared with their snow, they are so dark that a daguerreotype taken for the proper number of seconds to draw the snow shadows rightly, will always represent the rocks as coal-black. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) What he may have thought of the situation, what questions he may have asked himself behind the inscrutability of his weather-beaten countenance with its misty, coal-black eyes, Sally never inquired. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor Then a pair of coal-black ravens, Who with hoarse discordant croakings, O'er a dead mole fiercely quarrelled; For the past two hours, however, I not once have had the honour To behold one living being. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. This, with the coal-black hair, the chalky face partly buried in mud, and the distorted, agonized attitude of the half-nude body, made one of the most ghastly pictures I had ever seen. Campaigning in Cuba The runner was a tall Indian lad with a keen face and coal-black eyes and hair. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga He was a large-built man, with coal-black eyes and black hair and his face had a rather cruel expression. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields She was young—not more than twenty, I think—with wonderful big coal-black eyes, a wealth of dark hair worn with a bandeau, and a face that was perfectly charming. The Count's Chauffeur Only some few coal-black ravens Come there flying from the forest, Want to get their skulls well battered 'Gainst the walls of this good city. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. From that pair of snow-white cats had sprung three coal-black kittens, a mystery the solution of which I leave to others. My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 Neither has the little Maltese, whose coal-black eyes glisten viciously under his biretta; nor the rust-coloured girl from Mahon who, placing a basket of pomegranates on her head, laughs it all, and him, off…. Letters from my Windmill His broad clear brow in sunlight glowed; On burnished hooves his war-horse trode; From underneath his helmet flowed His coal-black curls as on he rode, As he rode down to Camelot. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer Every here and there this monotonous grayish whiteness is broken by the coal-black water, which winds, in narrower or broader lanes, in between the high hummocks. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Suddenly a horseman, riding a coal-black charger, came cantering swiftly up the long avenue of trees. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love Parrots, paroquets, tiny indigo birds, pedorevas, and robins,—yes, these are all in harmony with mingled fragrance and sunshine, but the coal-black crow, with his bad habits and hoarse bird-profanity, bah! Due South or Cuba Past and Present Mr. Graham, a tall, thin man, with coal-black beard, deep-set dark eyes, and marked features, had thrown himself into a great arm-chair, where he sat buried in the current number of a monthly magazine. Name and Fame A Novel Slowly, with stately grace, the giant advanced until he stood before Dolores, and in his coal-black eyes shone the light of limitless devotion. The Pirate Woman His head droops on his breast, but his coal-black inscrutable eyes are open. Dreamers of the Ghetto And, oh! when he came riding by each day upon his noble, coal-black steed and in his martial uniform, looking so vigorous, handsome and kingly, he seemed to me almost a god to worship! Hidden Hand There were doubtless heroic points in the side wave of that coal-black lock,—coal-black where the few grey hairs had not yet shown themselves, in his great height, and solemn polished manners. Is He Popenjoy? But Georgiana had no sooner touched the flower than the whole plant suffered a blight, its leaves turning coal-black, as if by the agency of fire. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories Redvig was a small, swarthy, muscular man, with coal-black, curling hair, short, curly beard and mustache, black eyes, with an aquiline nose, and both he and Brazzier had a fashion of wearing small gold ear-rings. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils Her hair was coal-black, with a tendency to curl; her eyes were of the same color, very large and brilliant, and rendered peculiarly expressive by the long raven lashes which shaded them. The Masked Bridal But I’m sure no one ever spread Another color over a tenth the space That I spread coal-black over in the time It took me. Mountain Interval When they had gone what seemed to them a long way, they began to feel weary; and just then they saw coming towards them a little man in a red jacket leading a coal-black steed. Irish Fairy Tales What say you to that man with the pale face and coal-black hair? Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 Give me that Italian complexion, and that coal-black hair! Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 Hassen sprang to his feet, livid, his coal-black eyes on fire. The Traitors Shanghai, the hostler, appeared at the head of the chute leading a large, coal-black horse. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories There an empty barge, painted with a red and yellow cabin hood, but with a long, coal-black hold, was lying moored. The Rainbow Is not that enough tocher For a shoemaker’s daughter, A bonny sweet lass With a coal-black ee? The Only True Mother Goose Melodies Without Addition or Abridgement Awake, Æolian lyre, awake: and the Descent of Odin: Uprose the king of men with speed, And saddled strait his coal-black steed: Down the yawning steep he rode, That leads to Hela's drear abode. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 The one was a stout young cavalier, arrayed in fustian brown; the other was a pretty youth, attired in broadcloth blue, and brilliant was his flashing eye, and coal-black was his hair. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. "She's about twenty years of age, I should say, with a dash of the gypsy in her, for she has coal-black hair and flashing eyes." Good Luck As the swallow, cuckoo, and cat were held sacred to Freya in heathen times, these creatures were supposed to have demoniacal attributes, and to this day witches are always depicted with coal-black cats beside them. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas On the appointed day Clarence and his sisters saw from one of the windows a dilapidated sable coach drawn by eight very ancient coal-black horses turn into the Courtyard. In Brief Authority The thatch of coal-black hair was only moderately streaked with gray, and it streamed in profuse ringlets to his shoulders. Heart of the Blue Ridge The cat followed leisurely, twitching a coal-black tail. The Dark Star Therefore in his coal-black eyes were gloomy lights which sometimes became ecstatic when they contemplated the incomparable delights of the supernatural world. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story The young birds are almost coal-black, and only assume the golden and brownish tinge as they become full grown, which is not until about the fourth year. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly When I visited him there one day, and, after giving the password, got behind the bolted door, I found him, the room, and everything else absolutely covered with soot, coal-black from roof to rafters. The Battle with the Slum On closer examinations he found that each of these nodules contained a few granules of the coal-black melanin of malarial fever. Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Then Hermes left Persephone, and the coal-black horses drew the chariot away again to the dark home of King Hades. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life He was a thick-set, ruddy-faced man, with coal-black eyes, the whites of which were not white, but a brownish-yellow, and apparently scarred and seamed, as if they had been operated upon. Mugby Junction In her coal-black hair she had stuck some sprays of the sweet-smelling chumpaka flower. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines As we sat at table in a private room, I saw that she was exceedingly handsome, with a pair of coal-black eyes and a shrewd, alert expression, but her American accent was not always pronounced. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance Imagine it—imagine a coal-black sky shivered into a tangled network of angry fire! The Book of the National Parks So the six months passed happily away, and then Hermes came with his coal-black horses to take Persephone to the dark land. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life But there was something so awful in the expression of Hazon's countenance, in the glare of the coal-black eyes, in the drawn-in brows and livid horror of fiendish wrath, that even they stopped short. The Sign of the Spider She watched the windows day after day, hoping to see him ride by on his coal-black steed; but he never came. Fairy Book Twelve lovely maidens in white silk dresses, holding golden tulips in their hands, rode by her side on coal-black horses. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen She had, he learned, the coal-black hair of the Western Irish, and grey-blue eyes which flickered and flashed behind thick dark lashes. The Rider of Waroona It was from this mass of coal-black midnight-black clouds that the giant artist carved his ebony Fuji that night. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas He was a big bird with coal-black feathers that glistened in the sunlight. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) He sate where no sun could shine; And he lifted his hand so yellow, And poured out his coal-black wine. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature She had laughing black eyes, and coal-black tresses, and lips which were always at vintage-time. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... The Speaker presiding was a negro, the Clerk a negro, the doorkeepers negroes, the little pages all coal-black negroes, the Chaplain a negro. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan A rosy look came over her face, and her coal-black eyes flashed with hidden fires. Chinese Folk-Lore Tales She was a woman of scarcely forty, I thought; of medium height, a brunette, with large coal-black eyes, a pretty mouth—a perfect Cupid’s bow—and olive-hued cheeks. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria He was a striking figure with his coal-black hair and nails, his drooping eye-lashes and under-lip, and the downward sweep of his ingratiating nose. Marge Askinforit He was thin, sallow, eager in manner, with shining eyes—almost toad-like—a yellowish-white complexion, and coal-black hair. Tongues of Conscience He opened the fourth door and went down the steps into the cellar, and there was a magnificent coal-black horse chained to a manger, and the manger was filled with red-hot coals. Tales of Folk and Fairies He had evidently just dismounted, and he was standing at the head of a big, coal-black horse. 'Drag' Harlan They were still coal-black, and contrasted strangely with the white circle of his beard. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 The grasshoppers green and brown, And the shining, coal-black crickets. Graded Memory Selections It was not the face of the old lady which I had feared to see, but that of a man with a coal-black beard, which seemed very familiar to me. A Queen's Error The son then changed himself into a coal-black horse. Tales of Folk and Fairies His hair was coal-black, wavy and abundant—though he wore it short—with design, it seemed, for he must have known that it gave him an alert, virile appearance. 'Drag' Harlan King Death was a rare old fellow, He sat where no sun could shine; And he lifted his hand so yellow, And poured out his coal-black wine! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 His coal-black eyes and hair, his pale face and stalwart figure, would be noticed anywhere. The Day of Judgment As Captain Artie broke off, a tall, heavy-set man, mounted on a coal-black horse, burst into view, riding at a high rate of speed. An Undivided Union At once, instead of a coal-black steed, a handsome young Prince stood before him. Tales of Folk and Fairies Oh, where are you going, My pretty maiden fair, With your red rosy cheeks, And your coal-black hair? Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk Three shells giving out coal-black smoke, and bursting with a terrific crash, were fired at our beach to-day, but, as far as I know, without damage. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Her eyes were coal-black, her face was a perfect oval, and every feature was striking and handsome. The Day of Judgment Like his hair, they are coal-black, though he rarely raises their lids, his gaze being habitually fixed on the cards in his hands. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea She was, as I have said, of a coal-black complexion, while Ally's skin was a bright yellow. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Then Lemminkainen started off fearlessly to seek the graceful swan of Tuoni, and journeyed on and on until at length he came to the coal-black river. Finnish Legends for English Children About her stiff, coal-black hair was a heavy diamond bandeau. The Book of All-Power She was, in spite of her tininess, a very striking-looking personage; she was dressed all in black, and had snow-white hair, a dead-white face, and snapping, vivid, coal-black eyes. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 The people of that town were all assembled on the shore, where they were sacrificing coal-black oxen to Poseidon. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece Herds of elephants and of fierce, coal-black buffaloes eyed the boat threateningly from the banks, while giraffes, looking like steeples, nibbled the tops of trees. The Story of General Gordon Meanwhile Lemminkainen's mother had raked a long time in the coal-black river, but could find nothing. Finnish Legends for English Children Mr. Rudolph Fuchs was the next occupant of the witness chair; a bewilderingly pretty brunette with coal-black eyes and perfect teeth. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. "He has placed one of his portraits on an asphalte floor and against a coal-black background, the whole apparently representing a dressy woman in an inferno of the worldly." The Gentle Art of Making Enemies “One’s a French Canadian,” said Bounce; “a little chap, with a red nose an’ a pair o’ coal-black eyes, but as bold as a lion.” The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains He took her on his back; but when he entered the churchyard gate he suddenly met a carriage drawn by coal-black horses, which vomited fire. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology They burst with a terrific rending sound in clouds of coal-black smoke. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France Holland, a coal-black representative, for what purpose or actuated by what impulse must ever remain a mystery, here interrupted, and asked if Robertson referred to him. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 His coal-black hair, streaked with gray and hanging loose over his shoulders, looked as if it had not been combed for days. Land of the Burnt Thigh If fairy-tales, then it was a blond-haired prince who came to her on bended knee to kiss her hand and beg her to fly with him upon his coal-black steed to his castle. Mary Ware's Promised Land There I gazed on Lycus, The boy with eyes and hair coal-black that never Before had touched my heart so powerfully. Life Immovable First Part They were mounted on Saladin, a high-spirited, fleet, and good-tempered pony of coal-black color. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier I've seen him many times a great coal-black brute, six feet four in height, with the flat, foolish, good-natured-looking face that fooled people into thinking him a decent sort. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories If coal-black ghosts turn soldiers for the State, With wooden eyes, and lightning-rods for plumes? The Book of Humorous Verse It was painted white without, with a coal-black border on the tops of the chimneys, and had blinds of Paris green. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm The coal-black beard and moustache nearly hid his mouth, but Janetta felt instinctively that this tell-tale feature would not belie the promise of the others. A True Friend A Novel Grandmamma had been out yesterday where there was such an elegant Spanish woman with coal-black eyes and hair. A Little Girl in Old Boston She was rather short and stout, but with no loosely-hanging flesh, her hair was still coal-black, with a sharp sort of waviness, and her eyes had the sparkle of beads. A Little Girl in Old Quebec It means that he has some sinister influence over her, as he has over almost everybody,181 with those coal-black eyes of his and his satanic ways. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic A keenly glancing eye, coal-black, bespeaks for him both courage and intelligence; while the way in which he sits his horse, tells that he is not new to the saddle; instead, seeming part of it. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And really—with his fine features, his tall stature, his dark eyes, and coal-black hair and beard—he was an exceedingly handsome man. A True Friend A Novel It was nearly noon when a large coal-black woman, her head tied up with an immaculately white handkerchief, with a white apron to match over her new calico gown, walked into the mill door. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Her sire was a desert Arab, renowned in his day, and brought to this country by a wealthy traveller; her dam was an English racer, coal-black as her child. Rookwood To horse! to horse! my coal-black steed Paws the ground and snuffs the air! The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry She had coal-black, wavy hair, was small, petite, and full of nervous energy. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The effect was indescribably queer, and was accentuated by the coal-black lashes and straight black brows which met above a rather thick nose. The Fighting Shepherdess “Mine legses,” replied Bunco, with a twinkle in his coal-black eyes. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America With his coal-black beard, and purple cloak, jack-boots, and broad-brimmed castor, Good-by to the knight of Malta. Rookwood The horse was a large, coal-black mustang, with fiery eyes and red, open nostrils. The Scalp Hunters The horse was a large coal-black mustang, with a long full tail, pointed at the tip, and carried like the brush of a running fox. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico For an instant the redoubt stood out coal-black against the glittering disk. How The Redoubt Was Taken 1896 I hurried to the stables, where I found My coal-black steed. Stories in Verse The paleness of her face was intensified by her coal-black hair, lying back heavy on the pillow. By The Sea 1887 "I fear you are not feeling well, Señor Scott," said the man of the snowy hair and coal-black eyes. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win The cibolero was seen everywhere, and always mounted on his coal-black horse, who shared his supernatural fame. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The P. C. was a tall, portly man, broad-shouldered, with black eyebrows, ruddy cheeks, a coal-black moustache curled upward; he formed the very ideal I had pictured to myself of a P. C. Debts of Honor “He takes the cleft pomegranate seeds: ‘Love, eat with me this parting day;’ Then bids them fetch the coal-black steeds— ‘Demeter’s daughter, wouldst away?’ A Book of Myths "McPherson and revenge," he cried, as upon his coal-black steed he careered from post to post of danger, inspiring his men and restoring order. History of the United States, Volume 4 The substance of Memel: Damp, coal-black, leafy mass. The Book of the Damned He bestrode a coal-black horse, and a mask covered his face, while his long, black hair flowed down on the collar of the coat he wore. Frank Merriwell Down South What with her coal-black hair, so streaked with red, her black eyes, flashing in the starlight, and her glowing cheeks, she looked bewitching. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 The nose supported a splendid breadth of high forehead, which was crowned with a shock of coal-black hair, while the jaws were bearded to the eyes. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Astride the coal-black charger immortalized by Buchanan Read's verse, he shot ahead and dashed upon the battle-field shortly before noon, his horse dripping with foam. History of the United States, Volume 4 You may be robust to-day in a smiling country and to-morrow in a twist of agony, coal-black, writhing on the couch, every fine interest in life blotted out by a yellow film upon the eyes. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn To be sure, there were some things not easily explained, one being how Muriel concealed her luxurious red hair, for Muriel's hair appeared to be coal-black. Frank Merriwell Down South There came to him many a maiden Whose eyes had forgot to shine, And widows with grief o'erladen, For a draught of his coal-black wine. English Songs and Ballads While typical of his Utreran brothers, all princes of bovine fighting stock, this coal-black monster was by the spectators voted their King. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier A slim, dudish man, with close-cut, coal-black beard and heavy mustache, carelessly passed by, but seemed to give some signal, simply a slight backward turn of the wrist. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 They invariably possess luxuriant coal-black hair, which never attains more than a moderate length. In the Forbidden Land Through the misty moonlight a coal-black horse, bearing a rider who once more awakens the clamoring echoes with his bugle, comes tearing at a mad gallop. Frank Merriwell Down South Then arose my advocate, with pale face and coal-black eyes. The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) On each side of the tent door stood the two tallest men in the companies, coal-black forms which towered above the slighter build of the Wongolo, as rigid and as silent as trees. Witch-Doctors He was always in motion, mounted on one of his three superb stallions, one of which was coal-black, another a chestnut sorrel, and the third white. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson The stinging flakes blinded him; the coal-black night engulfed him. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The king's carriage somewhat resembled a chariot, being drawn by four mettlesome coal-black horses, all gayly caparisoned with gold and silver trimmings and nodding plumes. Frank Merriwell Down South He could not meet the gaze of those coal-black eyes. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Ni-ha-be might well be proud of her coal-black eyes, and of the fact that she could see so far and so well with them. The Talking Leaves An Indian Story Retief sat, took a tall flagon of coal-black brandy pressed on him by his neighbor, clashed glasses with The Admirable and drank. The Yillian Way He caressed his coal-black beard with a podgy hand on which a large diamond sparkled. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance People have given various accounts of her—one being that she is inhumanly ugly, that fire comes out of her coal-black eyes, and that she has a long tail. The Hot Swamp He was a tall powerful savage, almost naked, and mounted on a coal-black charger, which he sat with the ease of a man accustomed to ride from infancy. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Taken both together it would have been hard to equal, and impossible to match, Hunky Ben and his coal-black mare. Charlie to the Rescue This seemed to quiet it, for it afterwards lay straight out, and perfectly still, with its coal-black eyes staring out of its fat brown face, as if it were astonished at receiving such rough treatment. Away in the Wilderness Like superfine cloth, they were of various shades; some were brown-black, some almost blue-black, and many coal-black. Six Months at the Cape Then the fire at that spot went out for want of fuel, and thus the way was opened to the coal-black plain over which it had swept. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Standing over her with a formidable pair of scissors, and grasping her front hair with her left hand, the coal-black Zooloo said— “Stand still, you white thing, till I perform my duty.” The Pirate City An Algerine Tale You don’t need to speak the whole truth, hows’ever,” added the scout thoughtfully, as he led out his coal-black steed. Charlie to the Rescue Twenty thousand young men, beautiful as angels, clad in the skins of the black fox, and playing upon ivory jew’s harps, all mounted upon coal-black steeds. The Pacha of Many Tales Before it stood an ivory chariot, guarded by twelve coal-black negroes, and in it sat his lovely bride, the Princess Sabra, spectatress of the tournament. The Seven Champions of Christendom Born of an Italian mother, his skin was dark, and his eyes coal-black; yet his ample but symmetrical forehead was singularly white and delicate. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 A mass of long coal-black hair fell straight over his forehead and down his back, giving him a strong resemblance, except in colour, to a North American Indian. Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand The king, of coal-black hue, was a fine-looking man, well stricken in years. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Near Philip stood his favourite companion—a man with a pallid face, coal-black hair, a slender and handsome figure—the famous Ruy Gomez. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham "You live around here, I suppose?" remarked Martin, at length, looking at Ralph sharply with his coal-black eyes. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle Tom Studied the Charts Ruiz, the coal-black cook, served a good supper at sundown. Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope There was a certain air of exaggerated earnestness of demeanour about him, and a wildness of expression in his flashing coal-black eyes, that caused me to set him down as being somewhat crack-brained. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship At any rate it was a coal-black face that Paul saw, with a broad grin capable of no further expansion. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain In about a year it began to look dingy; and, blackening every succeeding year, it became coal-black at the end of four. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Where art thou, maid with the coal-black hair? Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 A wealth of coal-black hair shaded his massive forehead and a long but neatly trimmed beard set off his handsome face. Rabbi and Priest A Story He started at the voice, and was looking into deep blue eyes under coal-black hair. Space Viking One of these fell to the ground, and immediately a coal-black man sprang up and stood ready to do Mahādeo’s bidding. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala And the man, who sat astride of a coal-black horse, shook his hand threateningly. Young Captain Jack The Son of a Soldier Mrs. Phillips describes her as being near thirty years old, tall, rather graceful, regular features, a perpetual sneer, coal-black hair and a coppery skin never seen on another. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Those of the Castilian type had closely cropped, coal-black hair, smooth faces, with the exception of a moustache, and flashing eyes that betrayed an intriguing disposition. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The man was mad—mad indeed with terror and newly dispelled drunkenness; and his horse, a great African, coal-black save for one white hoof, seemed to partake of his master's frenzy. The Lion's Brood He traced the course of the veins, ran his coal-black finger along each wrinkle of the palm, and all the time muttered to himself. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs The horse was long in coming, and meanwhile a mighty steed, coal-black, suddenly appeared before him. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation She was very young and obviously imperious, with white skin and coal-black hair and the most utterly destructive brown eyes he had ever encountered. Quin Upon a superb throne, placed upon an immense car, and drawn by twelve coal-black steeds, four abreast, reposed the royal daughter of Ceres. The Infernal Marriage Medad, on a coal-black Arab, followed by three hundred officers of his division, all mounted on steeds of pure race. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity They heard the rustle of the angel feathers, They felt the cool sweet air, And, lifting up their little coal-black faces, They saw Heaven's children there. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Then they beheld a Knight, on a coal-black horse, clothed in black satin, coming rapidly towards them. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 The native drivers were of as many shades as the camels they led, from the pale brown of the town-bred Egyptian to the coal-black Nubian or Donglawi. With Our Army in Palestine The four horses were coal-black, with blood-red manes and tails; and they were shod with rubies. The Infernal Marriage Amid the blaze of torches, a youth waving his scimitar, upon a coal-black steed, bounded into the city, at the head of his guards, the people fell upon their knees, and shouted 'Long live Alroy!' Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Dark hair and coal-black eyes, and a warm, sunny beauty may please the ardent inhabitants of Greece and Rome; the Swedes and Germans may bow before golden hair and blue eyes, fair and blooming cheeks. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Even this coal-black tribute to ceremony has discredited me with some, who argue that I am not a plain man because I do not prefer to dine in the same old pepper-and-salt. The Opinions of a Philosopher The stranger was dressed in black clothes, wore a cloak, with a cape, and had the brim of his hat slouched over his eyes, which were coal-black and piercing. Frank Merriwell's Chums This enchanting harmony preceded the regiment of Proserpine's own guards, glowing in adamantine armour and mounted on coal-black steeds. The Infernal Marriage But he took out his fourth seed, and watched it disappear beneath a coal-black wave. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know A small fragment of coal-black ware is entirely smooth on the outside, and indicates an unusually well finished and symmetrical vessel. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The washing of my horse—a coal-black Arab stallion, as playful as a kitten and as mad—was in the nature of a public festival for all the neighbours. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 The man with the squeak in his voice, who did most of the talking, was a very dark-skinned fellow with a short, coal-black, curly beard. The Lion of Petra Oscar that morning had the care of Geronimo, a coal-black, man-eating stallion, a brute as utterly devoid of fear as of docility. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters They laughed again, and Vesta's hair, shaken down by her merriment, fell nearly to her slipper, like the skin of some coal-black beast, that had sprung down a poplar's trunk. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times It's an uncommonly odd thing; coal-black hair and a red beard!' The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War Just as the party was about to leave, a tall, thin, and well-dressed man dashed up, riding a coal-black steed. Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret So it looked like a coal-black pantheon, and in the darkness you could hardly see the forms of long-robed men who were mumbling through some sort of ceremony. Caves of Terror Mrs. Carey found herself in the presence of a large, heavily built man, with a bald head and long, coal-black beard, who was sitting at a desk. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow "Pretty well, with your coal-black eyes and hooked nose: but what is that notion?" Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside The coal-black hair and wild, mutinous eyes set off to perfection the pale face and exquisitely thin lips, the delicate nostrils and beautifully moulded chin. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 And having thus delivered himself, the man wheeled around his coal-black steed and was off in a cloud of dust down the road. Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret Nowadays the traveller may journey through the two hundred and forty miles of that waterless plain of coal-black rocks and yellow sand, and sleep in his berth upon the way. The Four Feathers And then those sparkling eyes, that vividly red complexion, those coal-black eyebrows—they made an ideal beauty of her. The Poor Plutocrats Eating a hurried breakfast, he mounted his splendid coal-black steed, Rienzi, and started for the battle-field of Cedar Creek, where his army was. Stories of Later American History He was so bold and gay, his cheeks were brown, his teeth fresh and white and his coal-black eyes glittered; he was a handsome young fellow and but twenty years old. The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales. E'en Pluto, e'en her sister-fiends detest The monstrous shape, so many forms complete The grisly horrors of that hateful pest, 388 So many a coal-black snake sprouts from her threatening crest. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Her face was a mass of puckers burnt through by coal-black eyes. Old Kaskaskia Her coal-black hair, heavy and shining, was combed smoothly back from her forehead and fastened in a chongo behind. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories He had a massive head, a broad, deep brow, and great, coal-black eyes, which once seen could never be forgotten. Stories of Later American History Then they brought the coal-black stallion, Chafing on the bit. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea Sir Walter, following tradition, has mounted Claverhouse on a coal-black charger without a single white hair in its body, a present, according to the legends of the time, from the Devil to his favourite servant. Claverhouse I saw Raymond's coal-black charger brought to the palace gate; a small company of officers arrived soon after; care and fear was painted on each cheek, and in each eye, unrefreshed by sleep. The Last Man A tall, wiry man, with coal-black hair and deep-set eyes and a scar across his swarth skin, smiled pleasantly down at me. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade And I still see, in higher light than before, those six coal-black horses—the horses of death. The Audacious War And the coal-black mane was mingled With gold hair against his knee. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea Their features are broad and somewhat compressed; their hair is thick, long, and of a coal-black colour. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands The secondary growths are deeply pigmented, being usually of a coal-black colour, and melanin pigment may be present in the urine. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. Fire flowed in sheets undulating with the expanses of long grass amongst the trees, here and there, in coal-black clumps, and flashed violently against a low edge of forests very dark and far away. Romance Diana fixed her coal-black eyes on the lady. A Little Mother to the Others Beratinsky, who was about to leave, turned sharply and the coal-black eyes were fixed intently on Lind's face. Sunrise Generally, their teeth are regular, and very white; but against this redeeming trait must be put their hideous hair, which is coal-black, very long, very woolly, and very coarse. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands So, too, Bradford, which, but seven miles from Leeds at the junction of several valleys, lies upon the banks of a small, coal-black, foul-smelling stream. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 The point of light, like a white star setting in a coal-black firmament, remained uneclipsed. Romance Greased Lightning's coal-black eye was fixed upon Diana as she sat on Pole Star's back. A Little Mother to the Others Walpole says of the Nusairîyeh women, "when young, they are handsome, often fair, with light hair and jet-black eyes; or the rarer beauty of fair eyes and coal-black hair or eyebrows." The Women of the Arabs Their sparkling eyes and coal-black hair, their round faces and regular features, were like his; and they were only less swarthy, from being less exposed to the sun. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters At the bottom flows, or rather stagnates, the Irk, a narrow, coal-black, foul-smelling stream, full of débris and refuse, which it deposits on the shallower right bank. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 Ewing's orderly arrived with papers to sign—a magnificent individual over six foot—with larger boots than mine and a coal-black melodramatic moustache! Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books As she did so her coal-black eyes were actually glittering with nervous dread. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories What struck him in addition to the characteristics already named, were their frowsy eyebrows and glittering coal-black eyes. The Land of Mystery The horsemen, instead of riding side by side, were strung along in a line, with the leader several paces in advance and mounted on a rather large horse of a coal-black color. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring The red sun, barred with bands of coal-black cloud, was dipping into the farther verge of the lake. Jacqueline of Golden River Through the stone figure coursed the fires of a passion that deepened the coal-black eyes and communicated a hint of light—of exaltation—to her whole person. Four Weird Tales I asked, pointing to the coal-black cupboard-like room into which this strange creature had disappeared. Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit King Death was a rare old fellow, He sat where no sun could shine, And he lifted his hand so yellow, And pour'd out his coal-black wine. Charles Dickens and Music Close behind him was a chariot of ebony drawn by two plunging, coal-black horses. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt "Huh!" fairly roared the Indian, his coal-black eyes glowing as he looked at her. The Girl of the Golden West Nor was it merely the coal-black eyes that betrayed an ancient, age-travelled soul behind them. Four Weird Tales Just as the last stroke of the hour died away he beheld the approach of a chariot, drawn by six magnificent coal-black horses, which, to his amazement, drew up before the palace. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Bring in all my golden-horned cows and my coal-black oxen, that she may see how rich I am, and heap all my gold and jewels about to dazzle her sweet eyes! Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People The third was a chariot of ebony drawn by two prancing coal-black horses whose leathers and housings shone and jingled. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The Hadj sighed deeply, and paused while fresh tea was brought by a coal-black woman slave, whose colour was accentuated by the scarlet rida upon her head, and the broad silver anklets about her feet. Morocco At about one the royal carriages set out—such lovely cream-colored horses, with blue and silver trappings; such splendid, shining, coal-black ones, with coral-colored trappings. Records of a Girlhood In all the gathering there was but one sombre note—a knight in coal-black armour, visored, of great stature and stately in motion. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine The new guide awaiting him was a coal-black negro named Dionysio, who was of such huge stature that the other Cubans seemed pygmies beside him. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War Where, except in Italy, do you ever see such fine black eyes, and such a splendid head of coal-black hair? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy Great masses of coal-black clouds frowned down upon us, flanked by fiery crimson cloud banks, that looked as if they would rain blood, whilst the atmosphere was dense enough to half-stifle one. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front JET What color is my gown of?—Black, forsooth: coal-black as jet. Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from As he thus pursued his reflections a knight, clad from head to foot in coal-black armour and mounted on a black steed, issued silently from a clump of trees and rode unseen beside him. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine The worthy rector of Ballysoho was a middle-sized man, with coal-black hair, brilliant, twinkling eyes of the same color, and as pretty a double chin as ever graced the successor of an apostle. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The top of his head was completely bald; his thick, straight black brows indicating that what little close-cropped iron-gray hair remained must originally have been coal-black in colour. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police The brilliancy leaves the coal-black eyes, and they become as lifeless and limp as a professional politician at a prayer meeting. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front Johnny looked up and saw a monstrous giant, with a bright green body and red legs, and a yellow head and two horrid coal-black eyes. New National Fourth Reader A coal-black Pullman porter who braves the shrieking gale to bring in a tree from the copse along the track. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned And Damaris laughed aloud from sheer content as she touched the coal-black stallion with her heel, and held him, fretting, eager to be away over the sand, to wherever Fate pointed. The Hawk of Egypt King Death was a rare old fellow, He sat where no sun could shine; And he lifted his hand so yellow, And poured out his coal-black wine! Macleod of Dare Howard had brought out for her a pretty little mare, coal-black and slender-limbed, but sufficiently gentle. The Desert Valley Language Lesson.—Divide into syllables, accent, and mark the sounds of the letters in the following words: extra, primer, moment, coal-black. New National Fourth Reader She could not have been more than nine years old, but her coal-black eyes flashed with intelligence. More Toasts Still kneeling, the woman began: The chieftain swore on bended knee, That blood for blood should flow— Then leaped upon his coal-black steed, And spurred against the foe. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century I—why, I am going to drink a glass of the coal-black wine, and have done with it. Macleod of Dare She was a strange-looking girl; very tall and thin, with a pale, greenish cast of complexion; coal-black eyes, very much sunken in her head; hair as black as her eyes, and colorless lips. Lewie Or, The Bended Twig Still the youth kept on, a quiet smile resting on his pleasant features, a twinkle in his coal-black eye. Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills He cut a big square piece of white fanned deerskin, and upon this he marked the little squares with coal-black. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky They saw a small, pale-faced, exceedingly handsome Italian—a young man, with coal-black eyes and a mass of shining black hair—scowling at them from within the library. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate The stricken heart that you loved so well has found peace at last; the coal-black wine has been drank; there is an end! Macleod of Dare At this moment, an old hound who had lain beside Ellen Mowbray, she who wore the coal-black tresses, lifted his head at the difference in sound that was noticed in the stranger's voice. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood He broke the colts for half the county; there was no horse that he could not ride, and his great form and coal-black locks were looked for and found at every race. Lewis Rand There we found the Indian pipe, or ghost-flower—leaf, stem, and flower, all white as wax, turning to coal-black if long brought into light, or if pressed between the leaves of a book. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The lad had little difficulty in deciding upon his steed, which was a coal-black mustang, lithe and willowy, and apparently of a good disposition, although that was necessarily a matter of conjecture, for the present. The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne Occasionally, when she thought I was looking down, I caught the vivid gaze of her coal-black eyes looking across at me through her long sable-coloured eyelashes. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill Mrs. Lezzard lay on the sofa in her parlour, and a great peony-coloured face with coal-black eyes in it greeted Clement. Children of the Mist Between the waves of coarse hair, out of coal-black, deep-set eyes looked the soul of the half-breed, fierce, vengeful, ignorant, and embittered. Audrey The boy also possessed a heavy thatch of coal-black hair, a lock of which was continually falling over his forehead and having to be thrust back. The Twenty-Fourth of June Stars become messengers; a proud maiden boasts to be more beautiful than the sun; the sun takes it ill, and is advised to burn her coal-black in revenge. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations In every stall stood a coal-black horse, and by every horse lay a knight in coal-black armour, with a drawn sword in his hand. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance No sooner was he in the saddle than the coal-black steed began to prance and whirl and dance as if he was proud of his burden. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him The Saleslady gave her a glance of intense disapproval, pushed down her generous waist-line, arrogantly patted a coal-black transformation, and wheeled with open indignation. V. V.'s Eyes There were three pale, sallow-looking women of twenty or twenty-five years of age, with fine black eyes—their only attraction; two old shriveled hags; four fat, comfortable, coal-black slave-women; and several children. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 After we had been anchored an hour or so, a bumboat came out, manned by a crew of two coal-black negroes who spoke a French patois, intermingled with comical English. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" He wore an embroidered coat of sheepskin, the wool inside, a shaggy cap of coal-black wool, and a pair of fur-topped boots. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Shortly after my arrival, a gentleman with a coal-black complexion, a retreating forehead, and an overshadowing wealth of lip appears at the door bearing a tray of sweetmeats. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Almost every day, we spied Black Fish; coal-black and glossy. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Large crops of oats are already cut; and oxen of the Barbary breed, brown and coal-black, are already dragging the simple aboriginal plough over the land. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Twenty thousand young men, beautiful as angels, clad in the skins of the black fox, and playing upon ivory jews'-harps, all mounted upon coal-black steeds. The Pacha of Many Tales Beneath her high and polished brow, coal-black eyes shine through long and silken fringes, while a chiselled mouth discloses rows of faultless pearls between lips which shame the coral! The Poor Gentleman The deep lines in his forehead probably came there from his habit of frowning densely when he struggled to express himself, and suddenly elevating his coal-black eyebrows when his ideas cleared. Youth and the Bright Medusa I--why, I am going to drink a glass of the coal-black wine, and have done with it. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 In the coal-black gusty night he fancied he heard yells from one or other of the remaining boats' crews. Weird Tales from Northern Seas There are white bones and black bones, noses long and flattened, eyes straight and oblique, swarthy faces, faces yellow and white, coal-black and brown hair, and many other physical peculiarities differentiating one tribe from another. Across China on Foot The trooper, a coal-black African, had picked up a great deal of Spanish, which he spoke with the corruption of vowel sounds peculiar to his race and color. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines His lips were scarlet and his eyes coal-black and of an arresting brilliance. The Gloved Hand The stricken heart that you loved so well has found peace at last; the coal-black wine has been drunk: there is an end! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 The young girl had thick coal-black hair, and a pair of eyes that peeped at folk so oddly. Weird Tales from Northern Seas They are a strong well-shaped people, of a coal-black colour, having a sweet and pleasing language. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Her coal-black hair, tragically wild, looked as though no comb had been near it for a month, and the gloves drawn half-way up the bare arms hardly remembered they had ever been white. A Great Success O light, light, light!" she cries, "farewell; The coal-black horses wait for me. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. He is a very giant in stature," was the answer, "with a swarthy skin, black eyes that burn in their sockets, and a coal-black beard that falls below his waist. In the Days of Chivalry "That was the best of your dreams so far," said the gloom, with a full glance of its coal-black eyes. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower But of the dancer only the star was left, and that was burnt coal-black. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 In a short time it resumed its spirits and its song—recommenced its rivalry with the mavis; but, after every moulting, the new feathers were always of the same coal-black colour. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 484, April 9, 1831 He takes the cleft pomegranate seeds: "Love, eat with me this parting day;" Then bids them fetch the coal-black steeds— "Demeter's daughter, wouldst away?" Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. In a moment he recollected where he had seen those very lineaments portrayed with vivid accuracy, even to the sinister smile and the gleam in the coal-black eyes. In the Days of Chivalry Speaking of cooks, I found we had one of our own along, a coal-black negro with grizzled wool, an unctuous voice, and the manners of an old-school family retainer. Spanish Doubloons All went well, and finally there was a handsome calf, coal-black with a white star, such as neither had ever seen; it was decided to raise it. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He stood over six feet high; his curly coal-black hair and pointed beard, his dark, luminous eyes and a certain dash in his manner, gave him a glamor of old-world romance. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts "The coal-black horses rise—they rise: O mother, mother!" low she cries— Persephone—Persephone! Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. A single look into that stern, worn, powerful face, with the coal-black eyes gleaming in their deep sockets, was enough to convince the onlooker that the man was intensely, even terribly in earnest. In the Days of Chivalry Dietrich immediately called for his horse, and as it was not instantly forthcoming, he sprang upon a coal-black steed standing near, and was borne rapidly away. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art I imagined that all Neapolitan boys wore their shirt-collars open and that a wavy lock of coal-black hair was continually blowing across their brown foreheads. As Seen By Me He was a tall and splendid man, a 'black Celt' from Merionethshire, with coal-black hair, and eyes deeply sunken and lined, with fatigue or ill health. Fenwick's Career Their high cheek-bones, bold, alert eyes, and straight, coal-black hair, suggested an intimate relationship with our own Indians; but the resemblance went no further. Tent Life in Siberia "How do you know that my hair was not coal-black before it turned gray?" he asks, with a smile. Nancy I caught a glimpse of a great coal-black body and a pair of short curved horns as the beast disappeared in a shallow gully, and realized that it was a serow. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China Mountjoy was dark-visaged, with coal-black whiskers and mustaches, with sparkling, angry eyes, and every feature of his face well cut and finely formed; but there was absent from him all look of contentment or satisfaction. Mr. Scarborough's Family Of course, we understand that it may be of no advantage to have this coal-black heathen act as officiating clergyman, but it can do no harm, and we must take the chances. The Adventures of Captain Horn She was a little woman, with very bright, beady black eyes, and hair that was still coal-black in spite of her wrinkled face. North, South and over the Sea Clocar is thirty miles westward over the Golden Vale, near where Croom now stands; and here were run the races; here Find gained the gift of the coal-black steed. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque His coal-black eyes reached into her shrinking body as if to tear out her heart. By Advice of Counsel A wide black hat, pushed back now, showed a broad forehead white against crisp coal-black hair and the pleasant tan of neck and cheek. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On He—for only the male is so brightly colored—is coal-black with a dull-red back. Through the Brazilian Wilderness His coal-black eye had recovered the faintest power of speculation, and the presence of a stranger was now sufficient to call it into action. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 The complexion of a murderer in a band-box; consisting of a large piece of burnt cork, and a coal-black peruke. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield The waves that lashed the coal-black hull Were parted oft their dead to hide; For ocean's surging, billowy foam, Drank deeply of life's crimson tide. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland Back of them came one hundred swarthy warriors on other coal-black mounts, whose flashing sides flung back the morning rays. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories The prettiest bird was a tiny manakin, coal-black, with a red-and-orange head. Through the Brazilian Wilderness It was coal-black, with white legs and tail. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook |
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