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He laid his hands upon my shoulders, our two heads encompassed by the mirror; my ebon frock-coat glistening anew in the candlelight. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z
Before them a pale lord in ebon finery sat dreaming in a tangled nest of roots, a woven weirwood throne that embraced his withered limbs as a mother does a child. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
Pain, shame, ire, impatience, disgust, detestation, seemed momentarily to hold a quivering conflict in the large pupil dilating under his ebon eyebrow. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z
“And the sedge—we’ve dyed it, you know—is it the proper gray and ebon?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
In the purple hall, Dany found her ebon bench piled high about with satin pillows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
She had to don her crown again and return to her ebon bench and the arms of her noble husband. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
Along the quay are ranged the quaint native lighters with their half-naked ebon crews. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z
When abroad, a small crimson cap, in which was placed a single ostrich feather, reposed upon his head: its snowy plume strangely contrasting with his ebon complexion. 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
Around the walls, brackets of deal are nailed to support the innumerable tapers which serve to light up this “temple of mirth,” and throw a radiance upon the countenances of the ebon beaux and belles. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z
The smoke, thus left at large, had dyed the rafters of an ebon hue; and, mixing with the condensed vapour, distilled in inky drops from the roof. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
I have four youthful Mercuries, of ebon color, attending me, who, on the march, carry my personal weapons of defense. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
Their crowns were ebon black, pointed with little urns and lined with crape, and they often shifted them, pressing their hands gloomily to their brows, as if the crowns were very ill fitting and uncomfortable. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z
He rose abruptly and walked to the window, staring out into the soft night, for the ebon had settled down. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z
Her hair, besides, was the colour of his tress—as ebon and full, as thick and glossy. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z
How show your noble brow's dark pallor,     Your chivalrous casque of ebon hair, Your eyes' bright strength, your lips' soft valour,     Your supple shoulders and hands that dare? Poems - First Series 2011-10-28T02:00:21.917Z
They have clear ebon skins, not coal black, but of an inky hue. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
The black woman stood laden and smiling like some ebon effigy typifying plenty and good cheer. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z
They seemed to move from their solid ebon background, and to float in space. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z
On duty, they stood like ebon statues and opened not their mouths.  Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z
Darkness sits sovereign there, a vast and gloomy form on an ebon throne, wielding a heavy sceptre over wide regions wrapped in night. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z
Swiftly, smoothly, they seemed to speed through the ebon darkness lit up from time to time by the phosphorescent scintillations which fell from the black water at each dip of the oars. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z
How show your noble brow's dark pallor, Your chivalrous casque of ebon hair, Your eyes' bright strength, your lips' soft valour, Your supple shoulders and hands that dare? The Three Hills And other Poems 2011-07-07T02:00:25.437Z
The very luster of her ebon hair Bespeaks the woman who in honor bore Virginia. Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z
Off duty they squatted like ebon statuettes and shut them.  Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z
The other half bristled, an ebon black blighted with its share of gore. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z
"Night, Sable Goddess, from her ebon throne, Now stretches forth a leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world." At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z
On a Sunday or a feast-day, the ebon ladies sally forth in all their glory, arrayed in their white sisters' cast-off finery, with low necks and short sleeves. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z
His skin had lost its fine ebon polish, and showed distinct traces of corrugation. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
Your hair is straight and ours is curled; your skin is ash-colored and ours is of the color of ebon; and therefore we ought, by the sacred laws of nature, to be always at enmity. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z
If he could only once touch the conductors desk with that ebon magic wand, this unbounded exultation of delight must be set free. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z
She tossed her ebon tresses over her; she fixed her ebon eyes on him. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z
Roman matrons generally preferred blonde hair to their own ebon tresses, and resorted to wigs and dye when Nature, as they considered, had treated them unkindly. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z
Poor, but merry and impudent withal, they were; and some of the sprightly hoydens, with sprays of lilac and rosebuds in their magnificent ebon hair, were a little too ready with a wink. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z
There is no far-spreading forest—no yawning ravine, with "ebon shades and low-browed rocks"—no beetling cliff or precipice, "shagged" with brushwood, as Milton hath it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10
In the middle was Stella's piano black and lifeless, a little ominous in its naked and insistent and faintly shining ebon solemnity. Sinister Street, vol. 1
She walked with him to the gate; her ebon curls a stream in the July breeze. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir
Only for her does his feathered tail-arc quiver, do his ears lie back, his calm ebon lips part in an unmistakably adoring smile. The Book of Susan A Novel
And with a fond but solemn aspect he reached out his hand and laid it on her ebon locks. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life
That draw the curtain round Night’s ebon throne, And raise ideas, solemn as the scene! Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes
From Carlton Hill at night one sees a heaving ocean of yellow lights, gleaming like phosphorescence on ebon waves. Bye-Ways
Veritable imps of Satan did the men appear, dyed to an ebon blackness, and the passengers made haste to depart shorewards to escape the ordeal of the day. An Unknown Lover
Conan paused an instant and glanced back at the ebon fastness behind them. Red Nails
From the crown of her ebon locks to the sole of her dainty foot, she was perfect as the most delicate coloring and the utmost harmony of contour could make her. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o’er a slumbering world. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes
Find out some uncouth cell Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings And the night-raven sings; There under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocks As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes
Still, these little ebon children of bondage evidently looked up to Josephine as to a superior being. Josephine Makers of History
On that altar lay Valeria, stark naked, her white flesh gleaming in shocking contrast to the glistening ebon stone. Red Nails
A mystic mirror framed In ebon, wildly carved; And the prisoned air in the crevice there Moans like a man that's starved. Blooms of the Berry
This path will tell me where dark daisies dance To the white sycamores that dell them in; Where crow and flicker cry melodious din, And blackberries in ebon ripeness glance Luscious enticings under briery green. Song-Surf
Forward it swept with great speed of ebon wings, fairly within gunshot for one teasing moment. Our Southern Highlanders
Find out some uncouth cell, 5 Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night-raven sings; There, under ebon shades and low-browed rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. Minor Poems by Milton
In his sorrow, his shoulders were bent lower than ever, his ebon eyes were more doglike. The Plow-Woman
From paddle blade See the black water flash in light; And bars of moonbeams streaming white, Have pearls of ebon raindrops made. Alaska Days with John Muir
Behind them the sun was losing much of its blinding magnificence as it receded into the ebon background of the firmament. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930
Her small beautifully formed, uncovered head had the living jet of the crow's wing; her great eyes, long-lashed and sumptuously set, showed ebon irises almost obliterating the white. The Million-Dollar Suitcase
His head, surmounted by curly hair of ebon darkness, was large, and his forehead high. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
He saw strings of rainbow hues, red trumpets, blue flutes, green oboes, garnet clarinets, golden yellow horns, dark-brown bassoons, scarlet trombones, carmilion ophecleides while the drums punctured space with ebon holes. Melomaniacs
How exquisite is his Melrose Abbey,––the external view in the cold, pale moonshine, ‘When buttress and buttress alternately Seemed formed of ebon and ivory;’ internally, when the strange light broke from the wizard’s tomb! Leading Articles on Various Subjects
From the nose of the aero-sub leaped, like a streak of black lightning, that ebon agency of death. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930
"Get to the Master!" roared Friday, an ebon god of war between two futilely attacking bodies. The Affair of the Brains
But while they dream the days pass by And August comes with ebon nights, And sombre is September's sky— And then their sad life closes. Out of the North
In his torture Pobloff groaned aloud and wondered how he had reached his home: he could remember nothing after the ebon music had devoured his band. Melomaniacs
At last, when it seemed to Larry nearly three hours since he had begun this amazing flight, the crawling ebon needle reached the mark, "Pygmy Planet Normal." The Pygmy Planet
In the moment he knew—oblivion, deep, ebon and impenetrable, blotted out knowledge. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930
Sigebert passed in: Beneath the stony vault the queenly Seer Sat on her ebon throne. Legends of the Saxon Saints
Her dress is scant and mean; yet still About her ebon face There flows a soft and creamy frill Of costly Mechlin lace. The Wit of Women Fourth Edition
Above us was an ebon vault, studded thick with large bright stars. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
He saw the little ebon needle waver, leave the mark designated "Pygmy Planet Normal" and start toward "Earth Normal." The Pygmy Planet
Within this ebon framework were features to mock the sculptor’s chisel. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
The two next, Megathopa bicolor and M. intermedia, have certain points of resemblance with the Sacred Beetle, for whose ebon hue they substitute a blue black. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
In the dim flicker he could just recognize the burly shipmaster Hasdrubal and gigantic Hib, the Libyan “governor,” whose ebon face betrayed itself even there. A Victor of Salamis
Long did I remain upon deck, gazing on "Heaven's ebon vault, Studded with stars unutterably bright; Through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls." Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833
Its oppressive blackness suggested weight, so that one trembled for the stability of the chalky scarp which must uphold that ebon canopy. The Orchard of Tears
Tamils of ebon blackness drive picturesque teams of humped white oxen in red waggons laden with purple sugar-cane. Through the Malay Archipelago
Following close on his heels is a towering man of ebon complexion, with three stripes of ashes and the wafer of humility on his forehead. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan
Meekly he drove past the cars so ebon and silvery, so smug and strong, that they would have regarded a Teal bug as an insult. Free Air
The regiment was father and mother to the ebon warrior, while of all the officers Wilmshurst was his special favourite. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force
The ebon cloud was breaking, but torrents of rain continued to descend. The Orchard of Tears
I felt that I was right here playing for that greatest of all stakes, my self-respect, the loss of which to any man, I had long before discovered, means ebon failure. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated
With hollow tone The tyrant muttered from his throne: "We choose a minister to-night; Let him who wills prefer his right, And unto the most worthy hand We will commit the ebon wand." Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered)
For the most part the female cried, "Chack! chack!" but occasionally she tried to screech like her ebon consort, her voice breaking ludicrously in the unfeminine effort. Birds of the Rockies
Teeth the purest pearl outshining, shell-pink nails, and she will wear Just one red camellia twining in her ebon wealth of hair. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890
The black thread crept like an ebon stain into the woof of the carpet. The Orchard of Tears
Am I a king that I should call my own This splendid ebon throne? Graded Memory Selections
Her ebon hair fell like a rich cloak over her grey robes; her cheek was mantled by a crimson flush; her dark eyes gleamed with a soft radiance. The Shadow Witch
But what was different was that the starry firmament was partly blotted out by vast rifted ramparts of blackness, ebon cliffs that went up to infinity. The Stars, My Brothers
They were of all colours, from those who called themselves white to negroes of the most ebon hue. The Three Midshipmen
The quick darkness of these low latitudes had pulled an ebon blanket over the landscape. Operation Haystack
In this potential capacity he has commenced active operations against those who he or his ebon emissaries choose to suspect of transgressing the internal revenue law. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
I screamed with all the power of voice I possessed, for I thought the ebon paw of Satan was upon me. The Forest King Wild Hunter of the Adaca
McGuire was still sitting there, a bright blue needle that reflected the distant sun as it moved across the ebon sky. A Spaceship Named McGuire
Potash solution darkens the wood, and when applied very strong will produce an almost ebon hue, due to what we might describe as the burning of the wood fiber. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2
The prospect is bare and white, And the air is crisp and chill; While the ebon wings of night Are spread on the distant hill. The Book of Humorous Verse
Greetings over with host and lady, this delightful creature, with ebon face beaming hospitality, advanced, holding a salver, on which rested a huge silver goblet filled with Virginia's nectar, mint julep. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War
Then raise the ebon flag! with Spring's warm breath Let it unfurl its night-like folds, and wave Where noble "Freeman" fills a martyr's grave. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive
Men wearing the circle whose diameter was etched in ruby steel enclosing a background of gleaming ebon—the emblem was a silver D over a sunburst of hammered gold. General Max Shorter
Both her hat and Mary's gleamed ebon under a recent coat of blacking—so recent that they entertained some concern lest it trickle down their heated faces in disfiguring rivulets. Carl and the Cotton Gin
The early beam of rosy night Drives off the ebon morn afar, While through the murmur of the light The huntsman winds his mad guitar. The Book of Humorous Verse
Then she closed her hand upon the hedgehog's foot that hung from her golden girdle, and shut her eyes beneath her ebon eyebrows. Halima And The Scorpions 1905
His eyes gleamed in the moonlight like ebon jewels. The Figure In The Mirage 1905
My daughter, night with ebon wing Hovers above; the hour is late. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
As already said, it is the depth of its ebon blackness, producing a purplish iridescence over the epidermis, that has gained for him the sobriquet “Blue Bill.” The Death Shot A Story Retold
Her heart ached for the Australians And the Borriobooli-Ghalians, And the poor dear Amahagger, Yes, it did; And she loved the black Numidian, And the ebon Abyssinian, And the charcoal-coloured Guinean, Oh, she did! The Book of Humorous Verse
An expression of displeasure passed over the ebon countenance. The Phantom of the River
It is a mystic deity with ebon features—so different from the lovely Child presented to us on canvas by the great masters! The Philippine Islands
To rob and slay we go our way, our vessel low and raking; and men who hail our ebon sail may well be chilled and quaking! Rippling Rhymes
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty now stretches forth Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
II The lord Eudemius laid himself upon his couch of ebon and carved ivory with the air of a man whose work has been well done. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain
On the northern side, overlooking the swamp and the distant lake, was a flagpole, before which paced an ebon sentry in a uniform of white knickers, tunic and lancer cap, red faced. Witch-Doctors
An expression of primitive hate wrote itself on the ebon face, a peculiarly malignant snarl, as seen by moonlight. Plotting in Pirate Seas
“Be they ebon or blond, Of the gals I am fond;——”! The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts
The ebon damsel then said something, and stood with her hands clasped before her. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa
There were upwards of three hundred of these poor creatures on board, of all tints, from yellow and brown to ebon black. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade
On the great parade ground companies were formed, long lines of rigid, ebon figures, down which strolled zu Pfeiffer inspecting personally kits and rifles. Witch-Doctors
Not pleasant place to take swim,” answered the man, with a broad grin on his ebon features, showing his white teeth. The Three Lieutenants
Be they ebon or blond, Of the gals I am fond; I am dreadfully fond of the gals!” The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts
There is a vegetable ivory, no doubt, one of the palm species, and there is the ebon tree, the wood of which is black as jet. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3
One tiny white hand rested on the cushioned arm of the chair, and the large, melancholy blue eyes were fixed on the glowing blaze within the shining ebon grate. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems
An hour later MYalu was summoned from the sweating throng squatted before the line of demon keepers through the giant ebon guards to audience with the Son-of-the-Earthquake. Witch-Doctors
She looked across the ebon water at the ebon mass of the trees on its farther side, and realized swiftly that Gaspare must be there. The Call of the Blood
They looked at the judge high on his ebon throne, and they could not look away from him. Here are Ladies
Alroy leaped from his fainting steed, and, mounting the ebon courser of his late enemy, dashed again into the thickest of the fight. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity
The radical sense of the word is ‘to support,’ as in the substantive stay and its plural stays. ebon, black as ebony. Milton's Comus
Walstein thought that he had never beheld such lustrous locks of ebon hair shading a countenance of such dazzling purity. Sketches
Sure some great and mighty monarch owns this other bow of might, Set with golden glittering insects on its ebon back so bright? Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse
She was deathly pale, with hair like the night, ebon, and a face almost as exaggeratedly expressive as a tragic pierrot's. The Way of Ambition
He noted the dark, arched, ebon sweep of the eyebrow, the long dark lashes curved daintily upward, the shining whiteness in the corners, and the wondrous irises. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain
And with these words, and bidding him read on, He lays on ebon desk before his son The sacred text, in golden letters writ. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
Find out some uncouth cell Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings And the night-raven sings; There, under ebon shades and low-browed rocks As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language
More than once he was dubbed "Po' white!" by some haughty ebon creature from whose mouth he was supposedly taking the bread. The Way of the Wind
She loved its darkness, the ghostly lightness of the covers spread over it, the ranges of its gaping boxes, the far-off mystery of its galleries receding into a heaven of ebon blackness. The Way of Ambition
She is passing over the threshold into the "big house" of eternity, this mother of love and charity, who sang the little children to sleep, whose ebon fingers bound the wounds of youth. The Starbucks
I turn me to the chamber's Heart, Low pulsing like a vague desire, And strike an ebon block apart, Till up there springs a Tongue of Fire! Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438 Volume 17, New Series, May 22, 1852
An ebon head poked past the door curtain, looked about, and withdrew without detecting me. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade
It was a spacious room, with pale, high-hung draperies, a scent of flowers, such things as an etching of Greuze, an ivory and ebon crucifix over the bed. Hilda A Story of Calcutta
Gerald, stunned by the catastrophe, threw himself down, expecting a mighty explosion; the ebon darkness was appalling after the scintillating rain of fire. Visionaries
Before sunrise in the vale of Chamouni," addresses Mount Blanc: "Around thee and above Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black— An ebon mass. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention
Be pleased to fancy my Regina, my blue-eyed snowbird, shorn of that 'Gloriole of ebon locks on calmed brows'! Infelice
He almost seemed to be rubbing his hands, or, rather, his claws, that ebon rascal. The Way of the Wild
The lawyer also noticed the ebon countenance of Mr. Maguffin peering over the palings in the direction of the stables. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life
Think of an ebon sun fringed with its dazzling photosphere! Visionaries
Black and straight as an ebon keel, it cut through the swells with effortless grace, a torpedoing, half-defined shadow beneath it. The Mantooth
"Do you remember Arthur Darrell, of Christchurch, Frank, the man that used to speak at the Union, and was always raving about ebon locks and dark eyes?" Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough'
She removed the shawl which graced her forehead, and all her ebon hair fell in ringlets about her shoulders. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy
"I love you," sighed Clary, hiding her fair face among his ebon curls, "and the new life with which you have inspired me is very dear." Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers
Around thee and above, Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black— An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it, As with a wedge! McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
The men were ebon, the canoes vague gray, and the water like sheet ice under the moon. Montlivet
He had been very near to loveliest hair of Egypt, so close that its odorous filaments had blown across his face and his artist senses had been caught and tangled in its ebon sorcery. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt
Thus, the vicomte still shuffled the ebon dominoes of a night and sang out jovially, "Doubles!" The Grey Cloak
Connor seized the glossy ringlet from his mother's hand, and placed it at the moment next to the seat of his undying affection for the fair girl from whose ebon locks it had been taken. Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
We recline, as it were, in an ebon pyramid with a hundred feet of floor and sixty of wall, and the fourth side open to the sky. Initial Studies in American Letters
And its black length took on a scaly look, glittering in that pink glow as if it were covered with small ebon paillettes. The Poor Little Rich Girl
Dark as it had been without, it was light compared to the ebon blackness within. The Day of the Beast
On questioning the ebon image in the vault as to the place where the sacrifice should be made, I received for answer that it must be here, and in darkness. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest
But the thoughtful scholarly fancy of the more purely romantic poets haunted the dusk rather than the ebon blackness of midnight, and listened more to the nightingale than to the screech-owl. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
Beneath a coat of ebon hue May beat a heart that's kind and true. Bowser the Hound
Heaven's ebon vault Studded with stars unutterably bright. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations
Where brooding darkness spreads her jealous wings, And the night raven sings; There, under ebon shades and low-browed rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In deep Cimmerian darkness ever dwell. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader
So it is with colours: green becomes more green, blue more blue, orange more orange, and crimson more flaming, when sported by these ebon slaves of deep-rooted vanity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 30, 1841
His ebon skin has turned ashen gray, he shivers continually, can hardly speak, and sits on his mule with difficulty. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance
The night was a myriad of stars on a vast ebon canopy. White Shadows in the South Seas
There was a ray of light now where, before, ebon blackness had prevailed. The Sorcery Club
Her hair and eyes are ebon black; her face, thin lipped and pale, is like a mask of ivory. Frank Reynolds, R.I.
"I have heard he is a man of much sensibility, though he is so satirical," murmured the romantic Emilia, bending over her netting so that her ebon curls shaded her suddenly flushing cheek. The White Riband Or, a Young Female's Folly
Thy ebon ringlets are chains, which hold Monarchs in captivity, and make Them slaves to the power of thy charms. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 491, May 28, 1831
Neb scarcely left the stable-yard, by day, unless the mare went with him, by night he slept so that he could, by reaching out a wrinkled, ebon hand, actually touch her glossy hide. In Old Kentucky
"Babbalanja," said Media, "you did right in selecting this ebon night for discussing the theme you did; and truly, you mortals are but too apt to talk in the dark." Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II
Yet drowsiness being incidental to all natures, even to Napoleon, beside his own sentry napping in the snowy bivouac; so, often, in snowy moonlight, or ebon eclipse, dozed Mark, our harpooneer. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
Exotic architecture, ebon night, an event that has echoed down the dusty corridors of legend or history—these and a hundred other details are enclosed within the frame of this composition. Promenades of an Impressionist
On a richly chased ebon throne sat the viceroy in person, clad in all the panoply of power. In the Ranks of the C.I.V.
That black, ebon cloud, where the lurid lightning flickers and flares, that is rolling through the heavens, is the smoke of battle; beneath is being enacted a carnage of blood and death. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show
Be thou a hero; let thy might Tramp on eternal snows its way, And through the ebon walls of night, Hew down a passage unto day. An Iron Will
Around thee and above,   Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black—   An ebon mass. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4 The Higher Life
When I saw the golden glories die, I thought on life's uncertainty, And as night came on in her ebon gloom, Oh! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 489, May 14, 1831
My imagination is so impressed with the festive scenes of the day that Morpheus waves his ebon wand in vain. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton
Over the land and sea Is felt the swooping of thy ebon wings, And on my ear thy demon-chuckle rings, Over the feast the panting summer brings, “For me—’tis all for me!” The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland
The salmon were running, and the myriad fins of the onrushing multitude were churning all the stream into a silvery glow, wonderfully beautiful and impressive in the ebon darkness. Stickeen
The polished ebon floor had a startling effect upon her black hair. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel
Did not a queenly grace, Under the parted ebon hair. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828
Its two huge shoulders were of almost ebon blackness, and glistened in the sunlight as if smeared with oil. The Hunted Woman
Heaven's ebon vault, Studded with stars unutterably bright, Through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls, Seems like a canopy which Love had spread To curtain her sleeping world. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 379, July 4, 1829
In what sequester'd clime Does darkness ever hold her ebon reign? Elegies and Other Small Poems
Now I laid it down, and, folding up my protective robes, I had just gone to try my father's easy-chair, alone, when Jeffy's ebon head struck in again. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862
Upon a Turkish tabouret In Dresden cups of peerless blue Gleams on a pretty Cashmere tray The fragrant Mocha's ebon hue. Poems
A half hour later the two came upon a horde of ebon warriors which Basuli had collected for his war of vengeance upon the raiders. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
But there came another—a tall, broad-shouldered man in khaki at the head of a swarthy crew of ebon warriors. Son of Tarzan
Full upon the breast of the painted savage the great beast struck, burying sharp talons in the black flesh and sinking great yellow fangs in the ebon throat. Beasts of Tarzan
With the quickness of thought his spear arm flew back, and then shot forward with all the force of the sinewy muscles that rolled beneath the shimmering ebon hide. Return of Tarzan
It reared itself almost perpendicularly hundreds of feet up into the sparkling heavens, and thrust down on each side its ebon bulwarks—like monstrous paws. The Moon Pool
She did not see the black face beneath the white hood, nor the file of ebon horsemen beyond the trail's bend riding slowly in the wake of their leader. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
The white man nodded and motioned his ebon guide forward once more. Son of Tarzan
The culprit glances with haggard face and wildly pleading eyes at the woman, once so imperial in her pride, now cowering a thing accursed, clothed only with her shame and flood of ebon hair. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01
So one glorious tropical morning Waziri, chief of the Waziri, set out at the head of fifty clean-limbed ebon warriors in quest of adventure and of riches. Return of Tarzan
It cut through the silence of the ebon pit like a whimpering arrow. The Moon Pool
Penrod mixed quantities of this refuse into the tar, and interested himself in seeing how much of it he could keep moving in slow swirls upon the ebon surface. Penrod
The boy shook himself free, and with a shout of greeting ran forward toward the ebon players. Son of Tarzan
The other knight made no response other than to rest his lance upon his thigh and with lowered point, ride toward his ebon adversary. The Outlaw of Torn
Sweat glistened upon their smooth, ebon skins, beneath which rolled rounded muscles, supple in the perfection of nature's uncontaminated health. Jungle Tales of Tarzan
No flames now in their ebon eyes—for the flickering fires were quenched in great tears, streaming down the marble white faces. The Moon Pool
The fruits of mellow autumn glow'd Upon the ebon board; The blood that grape of Burgundy In other days had pour'd, Gleam'd from its crystal vase—but all Untasted stood the hoard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
Out of the ebon west came presently another flare of light, a quick, spreading flush, like a flicker from a monster candle; it was followed by a long, low, rumbling roll. The Last Trail
Now had the Night upon her ebon wain Passed o'er the upper sky, and dipped a wheel In the blue sea: but Sleep, the friend of pain, Refused my sense to seal. The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse
The firelight glistened upon his ebon body and brought out into bold relief the grotesque designs painted upon his face, breasts, and abdomen. Jungle Tales of Tarzan
It had neither substance nor texture; it was not matter—and yet it suggested solidity; an entire cessation, a complete absorption of light; an ebon veil at once immaterial and palpable. The Moon Pool
Overhead the sky was breaking and showing ebon patches and infrequent stars through a wind-harried wrack of cloud. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama
Be thou a hero! let thy might Tramp on eternal snows its way, And, through the ebon walls of night, Hew down a passage unto day. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader
By an art, known only to me, it has been changed to this ebon hue.' Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra
Between two ebon rocks   Behold yon sombre den, Where brambles bristle like the locks   Of wool between the horns of scapegoat banned by men! Poems
The ebon shadow had vanished from above and down into the room was pouring the silvery light. The Moon Pool
They are then very beautiful objects, with their plumage of ebon and ivory. The Naturalist on the Thames
I wake again, and all alone Sits Darkness on his ebon throne. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript
"A dotted tribe with ebon heads That climb the slender fence along, As black as ink, as thick as weeds, Ye little Africans of song." Sabbath in Puritan New England
Compared with yours, oh, daughter  Of King Solomon the grand, What are round ebon bosoms,  High brows from Hellas' strand? Poems
Yea, and I see all lovers the swarthy-coloured mole, Under the      ebon pupil, do honour and renown. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV
They saw the ebon sky, the black and lustrous sea, the motionless ship. Cord and Creese
The boat glided through it into cover, and the arrow of light at the prow pierced ebon blackness, while the plash of the oars made a curious sound, full of sudden desolation and weariness. The Woman with the Fan
She watched the gathering of the distant thunder-clouds, which cast a deeper, more sombre shade upon the pines that girded the northern shores of the lake as with an ebon frame. Canadian Crusoes
He who thus would play the spy,       On the die For such sight his head must throw;   In his blood the sabre naked       Would be slakèd, Of my slaves of ebon brow. Poems
Around thee and above   Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black,   An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it,   As with a wedge! Poems of Coleridge
Every moment the sky grew darker, and as gloom gathered above so it increased below, till all the sea spread out a smooth ebon mass. Cord and Creese
And, besides the parley between Will and Harry, there comes a maiden simpering to Mr. Warrington's door, and Gumbo advances, holding something white and triangular in his ebon fingers. The Virginians
That is the black thing whose ebon folds hamper us, and darken us, and shut out the visions of God and blessedness, and all the glorious blue above us. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah
Young master wore a coronet of bluebells on his golden bead, young miss a wreath of cowslips on her ebon locks. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day
Very conspicuous was Iskander bounding in his crimson vest upon his ebon steed and waving his gleaming scimitar. The Rise of Iskander
That ship had now died out in the dark of the ebon sea; the chances that he could catch its notice were all against him, yet he never faltered. Cord and Creese
Spite of ebon brows, Jove joints the laugh which he allows. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes
Thus his ebon locks still wearing,   With the war-paint on his breast, Still he comes, our summer sharing,   And the lands he once possessed. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses
Fast from the west the fading day-streaks fly, ��And ebon Night assumes her solemn sway, Yet here alone, unheeding time, I lie, ��And o'er my friend still pour the plaintive lay. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas
Now Tsil-lattu her black wings spreads o'er all, Dark shrouding all the forest with her pall, And from his steed for safety each dismounts, And o'er their heads now break the ebon founts. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature
Close in attendance on her moves an ebon shadow—Zamora, the ingrate foundling who, reared by the Duchesse, swore that he would make his benefactress ascend the scaffold, and kept his oath. A Versailles Christmas-Tide
Let thy might     Tramp on eternal snows its way,   And through the ebon walls of night     Hew down a passage unto day. It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration
This was perhaps the reason that, after a time, Zaleski discarded the newspapers, leaving their perusal to me, and turned his attention exclusively to the ebon tablet. Prince Zaleski
That song must close—the gloomy mists of night Obscure the pale stars' visionary light, And ebon darkness, clad in vapoury wet, Steals on the welkin in primæval jet. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas
Or that dull red, seared with its ebon spots? A Hidden Life and Other Poems
Her merry black eyes were now dancing, and her ebon curls rippled from her smooth dark brow like midnight waves. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier
Around thee, and above, Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black, An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it As with a wedge. Practice Book
I rushed to the door and beheld him standing, gazing with wild eyes at the ebon tablet held straight out in front of him. Prince Zaleski
Around thee and above   Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black,   An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it   As with a wedge! England's Antiphon
The other joy; Sprung from herself: she fought the darkness well, Thinning the great cone-shadow of the earth, Paling its ebon hue with radiant showers Upon its sloping side. A Hidden Life and Other Poems
Mark yonder tent of pure and dazzling white,   Whose rich brocade reflects a quivering light;   An ebon seat surmounts the ivory throne;   There frowns in state a warrior of renown. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1
The meerschaum was carved to represent the head of a grinning negro, and was now ebon black from use. The Postmaster's Daughter
The ebon form of the Krooman giant seemed everywhere at once. The Boy Aviators in Africa
She watched the gathering of the distant thunderclouds, which cast a deeper, more sombre shade upon the pines that girded the northern shores of the lake as with an ebon frame. Lost in the Backwoods
The early beam of rosy night   Drives off the ebon morn afar, While through the murmur of the light   The huntsman winds his mad guitar. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe
Her large black eyes—which, by turns languished and beamed with beauty beneath their ebon lashes—could feign to admiration all the kindling fires of voluptuousness. Mysteries of Paris, V3
A portly colored waiter in dress coat seemed the appropriate presiding genius of the place, and in his ebon hands the polished silver and crystal were doubly luminous. From Jest to Earnest
He was a fine figure of a man despite his ebon hue, and the master, looking at him, very naturally noted his straight, strong back, square shoulders, full, round neck, and shapely, well-balanced head. Bricks Without Straw
This one he loved for she was fair, That for her glossy ebon hair. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete
They have clear ebon skins, not coal-black, but of an inky hue. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley
Leah lifted the glossy dark hair from her smooth pale forehead, and displayed the long, hard scar, that was so carefully concealed by the ebon folds. Leah Mordecai
Craig went, reluctantly, with several halts and backward glances at the old lady of the ebon staff. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel
These were of all ages, from the infant in arms to the decrepit patriarch, and of every shade of color, from Saxon fairness with blue eyes and brown hair to ebon blackness. Bricks Without Straw
Bushes and shrubs, and two or three giant pine trees, between the summit of Drouva and the plain, showed black, and the figures of woman and child were almost ebon. In the Wilderness
The dark shadows of the mountains, thrown upon the water, as they towered to the height of some thousand feet above us, gave to the surface of the river an ebon hue. Roughing It in the Bush
Harriet's turbaned head appeared at the entrance, and a smile of welcome lighted up her ebon face, as she shook Beulah's hand. Beulah
There stood her grandmother—ebon staff in gloved hand—erect, spare body in rustling silk—gray-white hair massed before a sort of turban— steel-blue eyes flashing, delicate nostrils dilating with the breath of battle. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel
Launch'd on a plank, the buoyant hero rides Where ebon Afric stems the sable tides, While his duck'd comrades o'er the ocean fly, And sleep not in the whole skins they untie. Rejected Addresses
A slight sound of bells stole up on the stillness from somewhere below, somewhere not far from those two ebon figures. In the Wilderness
On a table were several volumes, an ebon cross was fixed in a niche, and leaning in a high-backed chair, sate Ursula Trafford. Sybil, or the Two Nations
Low foreheads characterize the antique; but who can fancy 'violet-crowned, immortal Sappho,'      "'With that gloriole        Of ebon hair, on calmed brows,' other than I have drawn her!" Beulah
Madam Bowker's tone was almost unladylike; her ebon staff was flourishing threateningly. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel
She was a peerless bride: she stood superior with ebon locks and coal black eyes, encircled by six bridemaids—all picked blondes. A Woman-Hater
How often here on Beacon Hill the lurid glare of great signal fires painted the ebon curtains of the night with their ominous glow. See America First
The ebon pools of eyes were clarified of their ancient shadows by his terror; age was wiped from them by fear, even as it was wiped from his face. The Metal Monster
Fretted lattice; Dancing girl; Drooping lash and ebon curl. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war.
Mrs. Bowker's ebon staff twitched convulsively and her terrible eyes were like the vent-holes of internal fires; but she managed her rage with a skill that was high tribute to her will-power. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel
Her head was an Athenian sculpture—no chignon, but the tight coils of antiquity; at their side, one diamond star sparkled vivid flame, by its contrast with those polished ebon snakes. A Woman-Hater
The sharp flashes of lightning leaped and darted their fiery tongues across the sky, giving us a fine display of electric signs upon the ebon curtains of the flying clouds. See America First
With an ebon swirling of wings the vulture dropped beside the blue heap—thrust in it its beak. The Metal Monster
I sigh: "My eyes now as all day Behold her ebon loops of hair!" Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses
Diana! speed thy deathful ebon dart, And cure the pangs of this convulsive heart. The Odyssey
But the Archbold's patience was exhausted: a door opened nearly opposite, and there she stood yellow with jealousy and sombre as night with her ebon brows. Hard Cash
Mournful, with drooping breasts and robes unsewn    The shapes of women swayed in ebon skies, Trailing behind him with a restless moan    Like cattle herded for a sacrifice. Forty-Two Poems
It seemed spun of minute translucent ebon corpuscles. The Metal Monster
Those dark, splendid eyes; that lovely marblelike face; those wavy ebon tresses; that exquisitely exquisite figure; yes, he felt they were all a great deal too perfect for this imperfect and wicked world. The Midnight Queen
The honors of his ebon poll Were brighter than the sleekest mole; His bosom of the hue With which Aurora decks the skies, When piping winds shall soon arise To sweep away the dew. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4
And she shook hands warmly with a very small and saturnine clergyman decorated with a shock of ebon hair, who was passing at the moment. The Prophet of Berkeley Square
Mocking, deep echoes bellowed from the ebon shades at the back of the cave, and the walls, taking them up, hurled them on again in fiendish concatenation. The Last of the Plainsmen
Steadily the ebon rift expanded; spread suddenly wide open in two sharp-edged, flying wedges— Earth had dropped away. The Metal Monster
Strange things are hidden by that ebon veil, To which a single wish of thine may bear us. Mazelli, and Other Poems
I see before me spirits, who, still and thoughtful, weigh in ebon scales the doom of princes and of many thousands. Egmont
The once beautiful ebon locks of youth are streaked with white like a lark's wing. Letters of Two Brides
The stars have a poignant brightness, but they belong to heaven and not to earth, and between their immeasurable height and the still ice rolls the ebon ether in vast, liquid billows. The Shape of Fear
An ebon pillar of tradition seemed he, in his garb of old-fashioned cleric. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story
I’ll lay me down on this marble stone, And set the world aside, To see upon her ebon throne    The Moon in glory ride. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1
Timidly the burgher razes from his window, night leaves behind an ebon speck; he looks, and the scaffold looms fearfully in the morning light. Egmont
The court is thronged with ghosts that ’neath the gloom Seek Pluto’s realm, and Dis’s awful doom; In ebon curtains Phoebus hides his head, And sable mist creeps upward from the dead.” Essays in Little
As we viewed it rushing out from under its ebon counterpane, and in the twinkling of an eye diving again into its fiery den, it seemed to say, 'Stand off! The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire
He supported his years on an ebon stick. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story
She was no fool and, further, being imbued with insane jealousy she was ever looking for some overt act upon the part of her ebon lord. Tarzan the Untamed
It is well," replied Finola, shaking down the mantle of her ebon locks, and setting the golden combs more firmly in them; "only, if I perish, I prithee let there be no cairns or Ogams. Penelope's Irish Experiences
Am I a king, that I should call my own      This splendid ebon throne? The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Pain, shame, ire, impatience, disgust, detestation, seemed momentarily to hold a quivering conflict in the large pupil dilating under his ebon eyebrow.  Jane Eyre
With him were a score of his ebon warriors, but far too slow for the ape-man was the progress of these trained and hardened woodsmen. Tarzan the Untamed
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