| 单词 | flaxen |
| 例句 | Round cheeks and gray eyes and flaxen hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “She was a splendid woman physically, being tall, well formed, and with a wealth of flaxen hair.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was Nancy’s Babe, the obedient old dappled mare with flaxen mane and dark-purple eyes like magnificent pansy blossoms. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z When his bowels were empty, Tyrion slipped on a bedrobe and roughed bis thin flaxen hair with his fingers, all the more to look as if he had wakened from sleep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He thought of Sigrin the Shipwright, a thick-bodied, thick-witted man, flaxen hair already receding from a pimpled brow, and shook his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then without hesitating, I cut off my hair, watching with regret the long flaxen curls fall to the ground. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Lightfoot bent so close that her long flaxen hair brushed against my face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He combs his flaxen strands meticulously from the lower left side of his head to his right temple, then swirls them round and round on his bald crown, securing them with a greasy pomade. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt, looking at her, that I was helplessly watching precious flaxen sand slip away between my fingers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon she was bound to the demon by flaxen cords. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She was a tall, painfully thin woman with hair dyed an unnatural flaxen and cropped in a manner reminiscent of Dorothy Hamill. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z How he must have hated hearing me talk about her blue jumper and her flaxen hair. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She is glamorous and flaxen haired and the inspiration for a popular children’s book character, all of which serves to manipulate the audience’s sympathies. The “Sharp Objects” finale and the dangers of white women’s tears 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z I find it hard to resist piercing the flaxen yolk over the plump pulses. 20 best vegetarian recipes: part 1 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Hair 13: The shining gleaming streaming flaxen waxen goes bald. Style Invitational Week 1304: What if you could wonder . . . whatever? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “Modeling is such a dull job,” Nico told The Times, while, the writer added, “tossing her flaxen mane.” Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Velvet Underground in 1966 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Rice’s flaxen good looks made her perfect for the wholesome but occasionally saucy Katrin. Rosemary Rice, Daughter of TV’s ‘Mama,’ Dies at 87 2012-08-23T02:26:08Z Lisa’s flaxen hair and wholesome eagerness do not quite match the knotty intensity of her story about a girl suffering from an eating disorder. | 'Collected Stories': Linda Lavin as Donald Margulies?s Vision of Faded Fame 2010-04-28T23:01:00Z Lanky, with a mop of flaxen hair, he affects an air of amused detachment when he isn’t playing. Martin Frost at the Mostly Mozart Festival 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z She was by all accounts a prepossessing woman, with flaxen, pompadoured hair and blue eyes. Hazel’s brutal murder was all but forgotten. Until she inspired ‘Twin Peaks.’ 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z To prove it, Trump does a remarkable thing: He lifts the flaxen locks that flop above his forehead to reveal, plain as day, a normal hairline. Donald Trump returns to the 'Apprentice' boardroom 2013-02-28T14:12:09Z Down below, attractive youth wrestle in piles of other attractive youth, nary a flaxen hair out of place. “Dapper” and dangerous: The ugly history of glamorizing white nationalism 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z The resulting portraits are sometimes soft, sometimes detailed, with flaxen tones and beautiful imperfections throughout. Ed Drew's Afghanistan: the first wet-plate conflict photos in 150 years 2013-07-22T16:01:24Z The enameled tin dinnerware was also a throwback, and a nice contrast to the contemporary dining room, decorated with flaxen wooden tables and copper pendant lights. In Montevideo, a Restaurant Serving Old-School Recipes 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Since the 1950s, ping-pong tables have dotted China's landscape, planted proudly in railway stations, city parks and flaxen fields so that workers and ploughmen could perfect their backhands. Next Time You're in ... Hong Kong 2010-04-29T14:25:00Z Outside our rough-hewed tasting room, flaxen hillsides were teeming with plump rolls of hay, and the ribbons of road that cut through them were dotted with cars rolling patiently behind huge green tractors. Italy’s Treasured Olive Oil, at the Source 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z When the men wax ecstatic about their “shining, gleaming, streaming” locks, it’s hard not to notice the receding hairlines and hair that’s more salt-and-pepper than flaxen and waxen. Staging ‘Hair’ With Actors Who Are Losing Theirs 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z In recent years, he has hidden these behind a straggly white mustache and goatee and has grown his flaxen hair down to his shoulders. He Was a Science Star. Then He Promoted a Questionable Cure for Covid-19. 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z You don’t need to be a brilliant detective to discern what phrases like “porcelain skin” or “flaxen hair” mean. Why is Barnes and Noble putting 'literary blackface' on its shelves? | Candice Frederick 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The almond shape of my brown eyes didn’t sit as well as the pretty blue eyes I imagined having beneath the flaxen bangs. Why Do Asian-Americans Remain Largely Unseen in Film and Television? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z He has the mighty flaxen hair of the Norse God of Thunder. Last-minute sports Halloween costume ideas for the lazy and uninspired - Golf Digest 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Nassella tenuissima, or Mexican feather grass, grows low, finely tufted green ponytails that flower into fluffy flaxen strands of 2 feet. Who Needs Fall Foliage? These Ornamental Grasses Outshine It 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z During the 2016 campaign, Trump let a woman tug on the top of his signature flaxen coif to prove the hair there is attached to his head. The Latest: Trump calls Syria ‘humanitarian disgrace’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Her flaxen hair was trimmed and bagged, her toenails clipped and kept, her bodily fluids collected. How 3,000 very good golden retrievers could help all dogs live longer 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Chestnut brown with flaxen manes, the two are nearly identical. Draft team works to promote agriculture research in state 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Before its fatal rendezvous with Saturn’s flaxen clouds early Friday morning, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft delivered one last set of postcards from the planet’s edge. See the Last Pictures From the Cassini Mission to Saturn 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z A leafless tree becomes a spider web, a circus transforms into a box of sweets, while a harvest field simplifies into slashes of flaxen and gold. How Drones Are Changing Our View of the World 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z He depicted the voluptuous actress’s come-hither face as a room, representing her flaxen tresses as drapery, eyes as framed pictures, nose as a fireplace and pouty, bee-stung kisser as a curvaceous sofa. Salvador Dalí’s ‘Lips’ Sofa Gets a Juicy Update 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z So important were these wigs to social life that some noble Roman women kept blonde household slaves in order to assure an ample supply of flaxen hair for their own hairpieces. A Brief History of the Wig 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z So it is pen and ink for me, just like my heroes Samuel Pepys and Demosthenes, men of flaxen hair who fought nobly against the ignorance of their age. The Internet has destroyed human civilization! America’s greatest writer finally weighs in 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z A mass of wavy, flaxen hair framed a face of rare tints of pink and pearl. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z Youth has its teaching, too, as well as age: We grow too old too soon; the flaxen head40 Of childhood apes experience' hoary crown, And prudent lisps ungraceful aged saws. Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z Her hair was very light, almost flaxen indeed, and her eyes were softly and limpidly blue; grave, innocent, wondering eyes they were, I remember. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Her long, flaxen hair half covered the pure white face. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Unusually long, it was thick and heavy, of a flaxen tint, and was her pride. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z I looked eagerly towards the cabinet, and saw issue from it the "Princess Gertie" leading a little toddler with a flaxen poll and bare feet, and no clothing but a kind of white chemise. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z She recalled him as a man of thirty or forty with thick flaxen hair. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Her hair was flaxen, abundant, all tangled and curly. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z Our dear Heavenly Father, Thou lookest upon us all as Thy children,—whether our hair be flaxen or brown or white with age. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Though thy hairs now be grey, I'm told they were once flaxen; in short, he is too old in folly, who cannot excuse it in youth. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z The Box hedges were also in constant use to hold the bleaching webs of homespun and woven flaxen and hempen stuff, which were often exposed for weeks in the dew and sunlight. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z He was tall, and fair, and strong, with flaxen hair and bright blue eyes. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z Whatever the Little Colonel undertook was thoroughly done, and when Magnolia emerged from the last vigorous rinsing, only a faint green tinge remained on the flaxen hair. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z Brigidin Ban of the lint-white locks, What was it gave you that flaxen hair, Long as the summer heath in the rocks? The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z Sara, with scared eyes, swept the ripples of flaxen hair from off her pure girlish brow, and rebuked herself for want of trustful faith as she folded her hands together and tried to pray. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z In the center of a large square of cardboard was sewed a bisque doll, whose long flaxen braid hung over one shoulder and reached to the tips of her dimpled toes. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The British Matron, in a smart Dolly Varden frock, glares with a shocked expression from under flaxen puffs and an ostrich-feathered hat. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z “There’s worse than him,” said Holly Pease, shaking her flaxen head. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z Alfred is about 18 years old, pretty well grown, has blue eyes, light flaxen hair, skin disposed to freckle. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Mr. Jones got up from his desk at once to divest him of wig and gown, producing at the same time a miniature flaxen wig, which the Serjeant put upon his head. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z He had light flaxen hair, light blue eyes, was thin and spare, yet appeared in good health and spirits. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The fever changed his hair, originally of a flaxen, to a perfectly white colour, and caused a tremulous motion in the hands, which never left him, but increased with age. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z They were well covered up from the weather in large blue coats with capes, and blue felt hats with butterfly bows to match at the ends of their flaxen braids. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z "You are very kind, but I don't think I want a bosom friend, thank you," said Rose, as Annabel stopped to bridle and shake her flaxen head over the delinquent Hatty Mason. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z Here we find a dreamy Madonna with flaxen hair, surrounded by tiny angels even fairer than herself in crimson and golden garments folded about their hips. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Her thick smooth flaxen hair was braided in two long flat tresses behind, which were doubled and gathered up with a ribbon, so that they only reached her shoulders. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Wavy types of hair vary most in colour: almost the deepest hue of black being found side by side with the most flaxen and towy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z His head was covered with a forest of flaxen hair. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z They were described by old writers as being very fair, with flaxen hair, and these reports led to a belief, since exploded, that they were European hybrids. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The flaxen growth that had always fringed his lips and chin with cloudy lightness, had now become of a frosty gray. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z There is no real question but that the young German peasant was fair to the flaxen point. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z She rose, tall, slender and frail in her crape, like a queen who mourns, with little touches of gold in her flaxen hair, where a small jet aigrette glittered like a black mirror. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z After a while the heavy lids would close, and the flaxen hair lie moist on the ruddy forehead. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z He was a slight but strong young man, with kind, true blue eyes, and flaxen hair cut short in the military fashion. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Long flaxen hair hath she, and big grey wondering eyes, but she is wise in her day and generation. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z I have seen flaxen hair and surpassing whiteness of skin with eyes as black as death. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:34.553Z Madame Ravigote was a little withered, witch-like woman, with a skin resembling brown leather, which was set off by four scanty flaxen ringlets. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z But she grieved in secret, for never a good word had he for her now, and her flaxen hair lost its shimmer of satin, and her cheeks their dainty bloom. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z It is characterized by a fair white skin, wavy hair with a range of color from dark brown to flaxen, light eyes, tall stature, and long skulls. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z Rogers is of average height, doughy, and a year or two away from needing a full comb-over of his flaxen hair. Meet Goldman’s Quiet Power Player 2011-09-01T21:25:06Z Yes, Christmas was the best day in all the year to the rosy-cheeked roly-poly Dutch children with blue eyes and flaxen hair. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z She was a comely lady, with flaxen hair, pale complexion, and delicate features. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z On hearing this dismal prophecy, all four little girls screamed until their light flaxen tails vibrated again, and rushed to bury their heads in their mother's lap. Charles Dickens' Children Stories 2011-08-20T02:00:15.847Z She could see a fly-away mop of flaxen hair, a line of forehead, and two sparkling brown eyes. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z Dil’s seat was in the window end, and her companion a stolid little German with two flaxen tails down her back. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z There was a laugh at this, and then as the Flower disappeared, Helen drew to her side a diminutive girl who wore her flaxen hair in two large braids down her back. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Her hair was a pale flaxen and fluffed out naturally, worn severely back from her low forehead though it was. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z Audrey was a head and shoulders taller than the heiress, who had thin and somewhat wispy flaxen hair, and a white face with insignificant features. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z The latter had light flaxen ringlets and blue eyes, and the tout ensemble of the features were totally dissimilar. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z He possessed a mop of flaxen hair, and his countenance was too Teutonic of cast to be mistaken. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z Oswald "took after" his father, both in the Saxon fairness of his fresh complexion, flaxen hair, and lively blue eyes, and in the hearty benevolence and careless gayety of his disposition. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z The other little girl had yellow flaxen hair, which hung down her neck in ringlets. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Her face and hands were washed, and Read proceeded to brush out the scanty flaxen locks. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z She sat upon a large leathern-backed chair, her head leaning upon the window sill, and her flaxen ringlets clustering around her pale and attenuated, but still beautiful features. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z She was sure that Otto had fallen a victim to her flaxen hair and blue eyes, and knew from his own lips that he only rode over to D�nninghausen to please his grandfather. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z Open-air music-hall, where comic songs are shouted from platform by dreary men in flaxen wigs to harmonium—this always crowded. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z His projecting forehead, furrowed by violent passions, was half concealed by his thin, flaxen hair, which descended on both sides to his shoulders. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Its flaxen curls were all disordered, and its tiny feet, with their slippers of rose-colored kid, had evidently been in the mud, where she had probably insisted on making the doll walk. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The hair, a light, gold-brown, shone sometimes molten in the sunlight, sometimes flaxen. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z I looked round and saw a young man with long flaxen hair, blue eyes, and an unhealthy complexion, dexterously impaling pieces of apple upon his knife, and conveying them with it to his mouth. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z The blue waves cast ashore her body, which was found by two pilgrims, who made the arms into a harp, and the flaxen locks into strings. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Elizabeth was tall and thin; she had quantities of soft flaxen hair and a sweet face, but she was so reserved and quiet, that people thought her quite stupid. Great Englishwomen An Historical Reading Book for Schools 2011-05-23T02:00:09.167Z "They mean to stop the leaks by nailing the flaxen cloth over the outside," replied Walter de Brakkeleye. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z And while I spin my flaxen thread, And sing my simple lay, The village seems asleep or dead Now Lubin is away.” Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Fair maid of the flaxen hair, And eyes of the heavenly blue,"—— "Bravo! The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Over his clear, high forehead fell locks of light flaxen hair of rare beauty, and shining tresses of the same pale, golden hue floated about his shoulders. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z He had a red face, blue soldier's eyes, a bristling flaxen moustache, and silver lace on his collar. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z She was one of the prettiest little fairies imaginable, with her pale, flaxen curls, and sparkling light-gray eyes, and apple-blossom complexion; but she was evidently as much spoiled as little Sir Rupert Thetford himself. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z There were women, too—young girls with flaxen hair and deep blue eyes, recalling their native Rhineland, with others of darker skin, but equally pretty faces, from the country of Corinne. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Fair maid of the flaxen hair, And eyes of the heavenly blue, Whose graces bewitchingly rare Have sweetly enchanted my view. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "You shall have something next," said she to her little twin-apples, and stroked the little flaxen heads. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Rika would do that with pleasure, and so the door was thrown open and in streamed, one after the other, all the little children in the village, flaxen heads, black heads and all! An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z It was a girl with flaxen hair and red ribbons. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Very light brown, flaxen, or red, rather long, straight or wavy, smooth and glossy. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The long flaxen locks, once the crown and glory of her youth, were cut short, and the remnant hidden by her hood. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z They had white pinafores, flaxen hair, plump cheeks. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z One saw scores of these brave fellows at the Fair: dull, good Jutes with flaxen hair that was almost white, and with broad pink faces. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Aunt Gertrude’s wedding dress was made of silk, with a tight little bodice and a huge skirt, brave with flounces and gathers; and above its mellow ivory-colored tones Elise’s flaxen hair shone like gold. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z She appeared to be about twenty years of age, with very light flaxen hair, hanging in loose curls at the side of her face. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z His eyes were bloodshot, and his short flaxen hair stood on end: he was gasping for breath. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z He had a stoop in the shoulders, a pale face, with high cheek-bones, eyes deeply set, light eyebrows, which grew in thick irregular tufts, and hair of a reddish flaxen colour. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Her face did not correspond with her toilet's language of flowers; she was pale as wax, and the pink ribbons flowed down from flaxen hair. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z He stated that the Mawkeys had "light, flaxen hair, blue eyes and skins of the most delicate whiteness." The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z He was a sturdy little fellow, with flaxen hair and a fresh, chubby face. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z One was of the large blonde type with blue eyes and flaxen hair, always smiling in a decided way of her own. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z He was a small, spare man, with flaxen hair, mild-looking eyes, and a very gentle voice. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z The whole party broke up noisily; the Polish women lighted their cigarettes, the pink Berlin lady disappeared in a grey sack-like winter cloak, which suited her flaxen hair better. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z He describes them as having a white skin, blue eyes and flaxen hair. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z Sally exalted, laying her cheek for an instant against the flaxen, marcelled little head. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Does he suppose I picked him off the road for love of his paltry flaxen hair and his blue goggle eyes? Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z This was the more marked by the thick flaxen hair which fell back from her face, and over her shoulders into natural heavy ringlets. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z The blue eyes looked at her through a pair of spectacles, the flaxen hair was parted in the middle and without the least sign of a crinkle drawn straight back on either side. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z His sister,—a girl of eighteen,—had an oval face, arched eyebrows, and full cheeks, flowing, flaxen hair, and gray eyes. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z “Pitty Sing” was indeed a pretty thing, a very doll of a woman, the flaxen hair on her small head marcelled meticulously, her little plump cheeks and pouting, babyish lips tinted with rouge. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z To set off her charms still further, she was arrayed in a robe of the purest white, with a wreath of flowers in her flaxen hair. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Goldstein, at the little round table across which he leant, recklessly oblivious of comment, endeavouring, often fruitlessly, throughout a whole evening, to obtain one direct look from those widely-set, downcast eyes under their flaxen lashes. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z One faultless arm was hidden beneath the pillow, the other half shadowed her face, and bore a glossy veil of flaxen curls. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z He was a little, pitiful, wizened, herring-gutted man, in a flaxen wig, with a weasel’s face, brightened by some intellect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z "A mature nettle is incredibly fibrous, like flaxen," says Guy Barter from the Royal Horticultural Society. Ouch! 2010-05-20T14:57:00Z Midway lines of flaxen ropes stretched between rows of slender peeled saplings from whose tops floated fanged streamers of vivid bunting. The Valiants of Virginia People’s actions are like their heads of hair—they can be dyed flaxen. The Cabinet Minister A farce in four acts A woman in a spangled gown with hair like flaxen wood-shavings turned and showed a chalky face. Woman They're the best-looking family in the village—six children, and all have those lovely flaxen curls. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Her hat had fallen on the beach, and her flaxen head was pressed closely against the child's short curls. The School by the Sea Her flaxen wig seemed to stand on end as she asked if they mistook her for a New Woman: Quaker-like answering one question with another. Glories of Spain But some time after she remarked to her cousin that it was only in New England that one found that pale flaxen hair. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches I had hair much more flaxen than now, and the blood was always in my eyes, and so they called me the 'Albino.' The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 His flaxen curls would look lovely against a background of old oak. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Meanwhile, do you think that God has a flaxen beard, and will allow himself to be led by the nose? Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The examiner received her query au pied de la lettre, and earnestly looked at the lady, who, in spite of flaxen wig, rouge, pencilled brows, was of the Past. Glories of Spain Mary was a slender little creature with a profusion of pale flaxen hair, large, serious blue eyes, and small, delicate features; she was timid almost to a fault; her voice was low and gentle. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches And parallel o'er the rakes, that trace An even space From point to point along all the way, The flaxen hemp still plaits its chain Ceaseless, for days and weeks amain. Poems of Emile Verhaeren He just patted their flaxen curls and sent them away to play, with a caress. Majesty A Novel There were mermen, bearded and muscular, bearing in their hands tridents; troops of mermaids of every conceivable variety of beauty, from the blue eyes and flaxen hair of the north, to the dark, Oriental type. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I She was one of the prettiest little fairies imaginable, with her pale flaxen curls, sparkling light-gray eyes, and apple-blossom complexion; but she was evidently as much spoiled as small Sir Rupert Thetford himself. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir And Mark, a shy, awkward boy, had learned to love the child, who had sweet blue eyes, and thick braids of flaxen hair fastened across the back of her head. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches "How are you, little mother?" he said, taking off his cap, and smoothing back the tangles of his thick flaxen hair. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales He just patted their flaxen curls and sent them away to play, with a caress.... Majesty A Novel Nelly was a pale, delicate child, with light flaxen hair, which curled in ringlets about her face. Little Frankie and His Cousin "And who are you, my pretty maid?" inquired Colonel Innis, as he lifted the bonnet from her head and let loose a volume of flaxen curls down upon her neck. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "She held the rudder, or did something with the compass, I heard," simpered a young lady in long flaxen ringlets. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) She looked like a plump little German fairy in her new white frock, with her long braids of flaxen hair. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series "I don't like such heat as this; it takes my hair out of curl," tenderly twisting one of her flaxen ringlets into its proper orthodox droop. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story I had real hair, very soft and flaxen, and what is more, real eyelashes and eyebrows! Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves Her lips are thin and querulous, and her hair—well, she hasn't any hair, but her wig is flaxen. Faith and Unfaith It comes in light brown shades for fair people, as well as in black for dark ones; and the Count was extremely fair, almost flaxen. The Riddle of the Night She was such a fair little German-looking baby, with her blue eyes and flaxen hair, that her mother gave her the pretty German name of Frieda, which means peace. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series He is of a sturdy build, with plump arms and shoulders, a noble head with a profusion of flaxen curls, and a face which might be charming in another mood. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation Red, golden, brown, black, flaxen, whatever be the tint, be sure it is the one tint that matches your eyes and your complexion better than any other could. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 The boat was a long, rough dug-out, and the boy was paddling; his passenger, a plump child of about three, had the bleached skin of the Florida cracker, and flaxen hair of the palest straw-color. East Angels The other new friend was Winnie Ambrose—raspberries and cream and flaxen hair and dimpled chin and upper lip curling and a snub nose. Carnival Fair complexion, flaxen ringlets, and light blue eyes—beautiful, indeed! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 In a corner of the Ladies’ Gallery sat a small figure with an aureole of flaxen hair. What a Man Wills She had inherited from her mother a fair skin, flaxen locks, a strong will, and a pertinacity of purpose which might in time develop to disagreeable proportions. Lady Cassandra She had rich soft flaxen hair, and dark blue eyes. International Short Stories American Among their women were prophetesses, hoary with age, barefooted, clothed in white garments with iron girdles, and fine flaxen cloaks. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Bright was her queenly eye, and beautiful was her flaxen hair, so well known in romance or in the songs of wandering troubadour. About London Under her wide-brimmed hat her face showed small and pale, and her hair was of a light flaxen hue. What a Man Wills Teresa glanced complacently into the tilted mirror which showed a reflection of flaxen hair, pink cheeks, and rounded shoulders, sufficiently attractive to merit any man’s admiration. Lady Cassandra The hue of her hair was called flaxen; but it was more than that—it was the color of bleached straw. Anne Rosa was typical British, from her flaxen poll to the stout calves she displayed so liberally; and in character she was of the blameless order of those who have not yet been found out. The Golden Age She praised his flaxen hair, and moved her hand as if passing it through his locks. Waldfried A Novel The sun shone down on her flaxen locks, on one tiny hand extended on the seat by her side. What a Man Wills But you shall eat your food off flaxen towels which we spun and wove with our own hands. Seeds of Pine But she wisely decided that one was enough, and picked out a darling baby-doll in its pretty cradle, with blue eyes shut, and flaxen curls under the dainty cap. Lulu's Library, Volume II I hate these full-blooded fellows, with their broad flaxen beards. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 From the gold of the flaxen reel Threads of bliss have been spun to thee; By the whirl of the spinning wheel Cruel grief shall be done to thee. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Oddly enough, though the fellow was a French-Canadian, he had long, flaxen hair, of which he was inordinately vain. The Story of the Trapper The ceaseless, parching winds had not dimmed the lustre of her clear blue eyes, nor deadened the gloss of her soft flaxen hair. The Vision of Elijah Berl And that polish of the rounded shoulder, the flaxen hair scattered over it in disorder! The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels The other little ones had decorated Kate's flaxen hair with a wreath of woodbines. Coelebs In Search of a Wife In Ipswich once a witch I knew,— An artless Saxon witch was she; By that flaxen hair and those eyes of blue, Sweet was the spell she cast on me. Second Book of Verse "Miss DeWolf was a fool to turn the cold shoulder to me," said he to himself, as he gave the finishing touch to his soft flaxen hair. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier How exquisitely finished, too, is the long and beautifully braided flaxen hair of the Persian Princesses! Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 First of all the youngest, Dietrich, in what is called the old German costume, his flaxen hair flowing down his shoulders, and with a short light beard which did not disfigure his ruddy transparent face. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels Mr. Storey had two wigs, one of which was of a flaxen colour, without powder, and had only one lower row of curls. Wanderings in South America Over the fence at the rear of the Corner House premises bobbed a flaxen head, and a boyish voice shouted: "What's the matter, girls?" The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in "O Emma! see Ally!" exclaimed Eliza, darting forward; but too late, for the flaxen curls and blue eyes of a wax doll had already appeared. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings She was a pretty curly little creature, and the boy was an engaging compound of flaxen hair, freckles and snub nose. The Wooing of Calvin Parks His mind may be full of their golden hair, expecting to find it flaxen at least. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies But when I saw that he had p. 11his flaxen wig on, my countenance fell. Wanderings in South America In the smaller towns and villages in northern Germany, the presents are sent by all the parents to some one fellow who, in high buskins, white robe, mask, and flaxen wig, personates the servant, Rupert. Threads of Grey and Gold Indeed, he must have been an enchanting child, with his long, flaxen curls, bright colouring, and fine, intelligent head. Pot-Boilers He flushed to the roots of his flaxen hair, and his face wore an expression which betrayed a suppressed desire to whistle. The House by the Lock Azure Wove is, of course, done with blue flaxen threads. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 Hans wore a Danish sailor's cap with short ribbons, a tuft of his flaxen hair peeping out from under it. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 In Caledonia the hair was flaxen; in South Wales curled and black. The Ethnology of the British Islands The blooming child was brought from the nursery, with her flaxen hair in ringlets clustered around her shoulders, and presented to her father. Maria Antoinette Makers of History He had a thin mustache, flaxen side whiskers, and no beard. A Castle in Spain A Novel The other was lounging toward us–a short, slight man, with flaxen moustache and eyebrows, 273 a colourless face, pale blue eyes, and a bald forehead from which the hat had been pushed back. Gold My Dolly I have a little doll, I take care of her clothes; She has soft flaxen hair, and her name is Rose. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 They shew, too, a greater proportion of blue eyes and flaxen locks; though these are common enough on all sides. The Ethnology of the British Islands A Saxon maid with flaxen hair, And eyes of Sussex grey; A young monk out of Normandy:— “May is our Lady’s month,” he said, “And O, my love, my May!” The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems He paused before starting away, and held up a hand so that she could see, wound about it, a flaxen hair, probably drawn from the hammock pillow. In the Heart of a Fool The fine laces of Venice, France, and Belgium are all of linen, i.e. flaxen thread. Needlework As Art I Don't Care Matilda was a pretty girl, And she had flaxen hair; And yet she used those naughty words "I'm sure I do not care." Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 As he softly stroked the flaxen bangs of hair over his brow, he visualized what had happened inside that house of death, piecing a number of things together and forming a whole. Hawk Carse His left hand had been pulling at his bangs of flaxen hair; his brain had been working very fast. The Passing of Ku Sui "Not at all, you will not deprive me in the least," stammered my father, blushing up to his ears, while his straight flaxen hair appeared literally to rise with embarrassment. The Romance of a Plain Man Mr. Lorry, with his flaxen wig and constant smile, came to tea every Sunday with them and helped to keep Doctor Manette cheerful. Tales from Dickens Clockwork mice, and colored marbles, Painted bird that sweetly warbles, Dolls of every age and size, With flaxen curls and moving eyes. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Slowly his left hand rose and smoothed his long bangs of flaxen hair. Hawk Carse The adventurer's left hand rose to the bangs of flaxen hair combing down over his forehead, and he murmured, musingly: "I rather hope it is Lar Tantril...." The Passing of Ku Sui A third consists, if he be a spinner, of raw cotton, flax, or wool; if a weaver, of flaxen, woolen, silk, or cotton thread; and the like, according to the nature of the manufacture. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy Two little girls ran across the lawn, the one with flaxen curls, the other with sunny brown ringlets. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains It was a wisp of light flaxen hair just tinted with gold. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life And slowly he raised his right hand to the queer bangs of flaxen hair which hung down over his forehead. Hawk Carse What flaxen hair she had and eyes like the sky! The Strollers He wore a short flaxen wig, and a spenser over a long-tailed blue coat; grey nether habiliments, with four or five inches of a white worsted stocking visible between his knee and his gaiter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Her husband, Mr. Charles Augustus, is a china doll with a crop of rather scrubby flaxen hair, which can be combed and brushed as much as Lina chooses. Funny Little Socks Being the Fourth Book She was what the Countess Biron had likened her to when the photograph was shown––a white lily, slender, blonde, with the peculiar and attractive combination of hazel eyes and hair of childish flaxen color. The Bondwoman Friday looked at the man's gray eyes, his icy graven face, the bangs of flaxen hair which obscured his forehead. Hawk Carse Camille was picturesque from the crown of his flaxen head to the soles of his brown boots; his pallor was interesting, his blue eyes remarkable; he habitually wore rust-coloured velveteen; he smoked cigarettes incessantly. Olive in Italy Sukey laughed so inordinately at Tom's extravagant philanthropy that she convinced De Triflin' he was a very funny fellow indeed; but she brought upon her pretty flaxen head a reprimand from Wetmore. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties It was a pretty wax doll, with long flaxen hair, and blue eyes that would open and shut. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad The strain the Hawk was under showed only in his pulling at the bangs of flaxen hair that covered his forehead as far as the eyebrows. The Affair of the Brains He glanced aside at the Hawk, sitting silent and still, and stroking, as always when in meditation, the bangs of flaxen hair which obscured his forehead. The Bluff of the Hawk "His beard was as white as snow, All flaxen was his poll— He is gone, he is gone, And we cast away moan— God a mercy on his soul." Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 Lillie had great blue eyes, soft flaxen hair curling in little rings all over her head, and pink cheeks. Harper's Young People, September 7, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Janey, a little rosebud of a girl with dimples and flaxen curls, hung back shyly and looked at David with awed eyes. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West Slumped in the seat within it was a slender figure, his flaxen head bowed over on his chest, his eyes closed, and sweat still trickling down his unconscious brow. The Affair of the Brains Warts may safely be destroyed by tying them closely round the bottom with a silk thread, or a strong flaxen thread well waxed. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families They gazed on its tender whiteness, Stroked the mother's flaxen tresses; "'Tis a snow-papoose" they whispered, "It will melt when comes the summer." The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare She fingered her fluffy flaxen curls caressingly, and resolved to wear a blue cotton dress for the next day or two, in case there was a chance of the expedition. The Madcap of the School But baby Hugh had no wish to go back to his mother; he was crowing and pulling Jean’s flaxen hair, and would not heed Fay’s sad little blandishments. Wee Wifie His right hand rose to the bangs of flaxen hair and with a slow regular movement began to smooth them. The Affair of the Brains Then over the tripod he balanced a ring which he held suspended by a flaxen thread of extreme fineness, and which had also been consecrated with mystic ceremonies. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens A little boy, perhaps four years old, with flaxen curls floating about his neck, played in the shade of a fig tree beside the veranda. With Hoops of Steel As Grannie whispered these words out into the darkness, she laid her left hand tenderly on the flaxen head of her youngest grandchild. Good Luck At Button's the leading company, particularly Addison and Steele, met in large flowing flaxen wigs. All About Coffee He mulled over it, slowly stroking his flaxen bangs. The Affair of the Brains All the little boys and girls, With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls, And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls, Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after The wonderful music with shouting and laughter.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas With sidelong glances he keenly examined the veranda and the open doors and windows, but he could see no flutter of drapery, nor the flaxen curls of the child. With Hoops of Steel Above her head hung the tavern sign—a portrait of the Earl of Halifax, resplendent in his scarlet coat and flaxen wig. The Children's Longfellow Told in Prose Alb's "curl," a fair flaxen curl upon a broad white forehead, had become a jest in Thrawl Street. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar The Hawk stood silent also, smoothing the bangs of flaxen hair above one temple, his face knit in concentration. The Affair of the Brains The stems are particularly full and smooth, and the heads of the best of them rustle back with a profusion of flaxen flowerage, remarkably agreeable to the touch. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy This person was tall and thin and bony, with a weakly amiable face fringed with flaxen hair, and timid eyes that blinked under pink eyelids. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama She had supposed, before leaving home, that Mary would be the most beautiful creature present; but Mary's pale flaxen curls and colorless pinafore were lost in the gorgeous display on all sides. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Rosa Grace once had lovely flaxen curls, and very rosy cheeks; but now her curls are few and far between, her cheeks are faded, and her arms and feet are out of order. The Nursery, November 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 5 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers It has flaxen curls, and six of the prettiest little pearl teeth, and it goes to sleep, and says papa and mamma, and whines, and cries. The Nursery, August 1877, Vol. XXII, No. 2 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers We were now among the Flemings proper, and they are a fine race of tall people, some with light brown eyes and flaxen hair, a rather odd combination. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders From beneath his dingy black felt hat thin wisps of flaxen hair flowed ridiculously enough about his scraggy neck. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama He was a stout, tall, fair-complexioned man, with a mild expression of countenance, blue eyes, a long, straight-pointed nose, high cheekbones, and light flaxen hair flowing down almost to his shoulders. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition All the little boys and girls, With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls, And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls,205 Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after The wonderful music with shouting and laughter. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning His flaxen wig heightened the tone of a complexion much ravaged by gout and its antidotes. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange His long flaxen hair waved over a brow as white as hers was dark, and his eyes were a light clear blue. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Thin, broad, yet finely proportioned, with short, flaxen locks framing it, delicate eyebrows marking the brow and emphasizing the beautiful eyes. The Art of Disappearing His beard was white as snow, All flaxen was his poll: He is gone, he is gone, And we cast away moan: Heaven 'a mercy on his soul! Hamlet "Yes," replied a small boy with flaxen locks, "the Pappi is at home." Through Finland in Carts Her hair, which was very plentiful, was light in colour, but by no means flaxen. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite Your flaxen locks were never cut from those jet tresses. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford In her eyes there was a sort of divine light about all those little flaxen heads, with the soft hair of the child Jesus. Germinie Lacerteux She had--what were not common in Cornwall--light flaxen hair, blue eyes, and a rosy face, somewhat inclined to be plump. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds She had high cheek-bones and a wondrous round moon face; a large, good-tempered mouth filled with beautiful teeth, a good complexion, and weak, thin, straight flaxen hair, combed back from a very high forehead. Through Finland in Carts Let them now get a piece of white flaxen cloth, and bind it and this token to a staff. The Sign of the Spider Any one could have walked along the aisle without catching even a glimpse of her flaxen hair. That Girl Montana One of the two was a tall blonde with a small quantity of frizzled flaxen hair, a flat, stupid face and round eyes. Germinie Lacerteux He was clad in the prevalent cowhide boots, linsey-woolsey pantaloons tucked in, red flannel shirt, and battered hat from which untrimmed flaxen hair fell down unevenly to his shoulder line. Desert Dust This was so carelessly adjusted, that the red and flaxen formed a curious shading round her face, as their tendrils mingled and twined within each other. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life He advanced, and bowing gracefully took off his forage cap, from beneath which a quantity of soft curling flaxen hair fell over his brow and cheeks. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader He brushed his shoes and his coat, washed his face and his hands, combed his soft flaxen hair, and then went out alone into the town, and walked to the palace. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen He has a pleasant face and a dimpled chin, and flaxen hair. Jewish Children Hilderman was seeing his friend off; a short, somewhat stout man, with flaxen hair, and small blue eyes peering through a pair of large spectacles. The Mystery of the Green Ray His features were very handsome—at least, so Tina thought—his hair was flaxen, glossy, and bright as a mirror; and his mouth, when open, displayed a most brilliant set of even, white teeth. Werwolves Judith sank lower in her splint-bottomed chair, looking fixedly above the flaxen heads at her knees, out through the open door, across the chip pile, and away to the bannered splendours of the autumn slopes. Judith of the Cumberlands Never shall I forget the remark by a little nine-year-old white boy, with blue eyes and flaxen hair. The Future of the American Negro Why had his mother pulled his flaxen hair and boxed his ears? Jewish Children I. Dear little one with eyes so blue, And silken ringlets of flaxen hair! The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems Because English children may inherit blue eyes and flaxen hair from their Anglo-Saxon ancestors, it by no means follows that an Englishman must inherit his father's sunburnt complexion or smooth-shaven face. Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin They do not have to take the charge Of baby boys or girls; No, they have dolls exceeding large With silky, flaxen curls. Children of Our Town Frequently wash the hair with the fluid, and it will change it, we are told, in a short time to a beautiful flaxen color. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources First of all his mother took hold of him by the flaxen hair, and pulled it. Jewish Children Oh, may Time's fingers gently place The silver strands in his flaxen hair! The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems Nora, with her 325 dark eyes and coloring, would have looked like a picture in this vivid orange; but Nancy, with her blue eyes and flaxen hair, looked anything but picturesque. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall "Three eighths bid on wheat," he called, and handed a little slip of paper to the brisk young man with the flaxen mustache. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West She looks tenderly at the pale, flaxen lock of hair, which grew on little Beth's baby forehead. When the Birds Begin to Sing She did not love Miss Charlecote well enough to say that Cilly had been her father’s name for her, and that he had loved to wind the flaxen curls round his fingers. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Only a ringlet of flaxen hair, Tied with a ribbon blue, Clipped from the head of an angel fair, Whose hands are beckoning you! The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems Just then a flaxen head peeped in, and two big eyes stared at him. Five Little Peppers at School They consisted of an elderly, bewigged, and powdered little Italian, his German wife, a much-berouged lady of large proportions and flaxen hair, with a poodle. From Paris to New York by Land That girl with the flaxen hair, next to the dark man on your right, was a ballet girl before she married Sir Frederick Thurston. When the Birds Begin to Sing Two days after, the broad German face and the flaxen head appeared, leading that fat ball, Phœbe, and Robin frisking in triumph beside her. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster No more the glint of flaxen hair That nestled 'round the lilied brow— No more the rose's bloom will wear The cheek so cold and pallid now. The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems Irene Petrovsky was a pretty little thing, with flaxen hair and clear blue eyes, and we called her the Snow Flower, after that beautiful Siberian plant which blooms only in midwinter. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Helen Barlow was one of the jolliest of these, and her plump prettiness and long flaxen braids of hair suited well the white 275 kerchief and laced bodice of her adopted country. Patty's Summer Days I see him with a blue bag, a flaxen wig, and green spectacles. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 There's a flaxen one as was got up express for Jenny Lind the night she came out at the Italian Opera. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete I. Only a ringlet of flaxen hair, Tied with a ribbon blue, Laid by the hand of a mother there— Cherished with love so true! The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems They wore wigs of long flaxen hair, and often fell into the pose of the celebrated picture, to the delight of all who saw them. Patty's Friends She looked quite nautical in a suit of white duck and a yachting cap pinned to her flaxen hair. Isle o' Dreams And she saw his big weather-beaten face, bronzed by the sun, and those blue eyes gazing so mildly from beneath his shock of flaxen hair. The Comedienne If only she had flaxen hair like Kimberly's, he thought, then he would not hesitate a moment. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais The emerald shade brought out all the values of her coloring, the faint rose of her complexion, the daffodil gold of her flaxen hair. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Lady Eardham had three fair daughters, with pretty necks, and flaxen hair, and blue eyes, and pug noses, all wonderfully alike. Ralph the Heir Clip, clip, went the scissors, as if they were pleased, and nearly the whole of my flaxen curls lay scattered on the floor. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) A breath of wind brushed the snow from the head, and it all fell down round the shoulders in flaxen ringlets escaping from a white fur cap. Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations Then he surveyed in turn gravely his heavy bleached, flaxen moustache; his hard brown cheeks; the round barrel of his blue-clad body; and his short sturdy legs. The Adventures of Bobby Orde He didn't want to be at enmity with anybody, least of all with this dainty sprite of a woman with the cornflower eyes and the flaxen hair. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Her hair, of almost flaxen fairness, fell in profusion about her shoulders and breast, almost hiding the necklets of gold and gems encircling her slim throat. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason She had come to the hearth-rug, where lay the scissors, and nearly all my beautiful flaxen curls on the floor. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) He was extremely handsome, and wore his fine, long, curly flaxen hair flowing on his shoulders, surmounted by a crown of peacocks' feathers. Bo-Peep Story Books She was a slenderer Peggy, with the same blue, honest eyes, the same flaxen hair and rosy cheeks. Fernley House He could not be above seventeen, was ruddy, well featured enough, with uncombed flaxen hair, a little flapped hat, kersey frock, yarn stockings, in short, a perfect plough boy. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) His own soft, flaxen hair peeped meekly out from under a wig of tightly curled grey strands, cropped all round to a level with the beard. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner But he loved the freedom of his farm, His ale at night, by the fireside warm, Gudrun his daughter, with her flaxen tresses. Tales of a Wayside Inn She was a tall, stoutly-built girl with a fair complexion, flaxen hair, and blue eyes, the pupils of which were unusually large. A Patriotic Schoolgirl Belle fair, with blue eyes and flaxen hair, Mrs. Petulengro with olive complexion, eyes black, and hair dark—as dark could be. The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' "He may come back," said the child, shaking his flaxen locks, and not abashed in the least by her silence. Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of the Peabody Family The ampler dress and flowing flaxen hair indicated that it was a woman, and to our surprise, though she was well clothed, she seemed to be demanding alms of every one as she approached us. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner So the two great heroes took the flaxen net and hastened back to the lake and began to drag for the Fire-fish. Finnish Legends for English Children "Yes,"—but it was scarcely a whisper, and the flaxen lashes were shuttering the gray eyes tight. The Rich Little Poor Boy Her light flaxen hair contrasts beautifully with the dark color of her long eyelashes and eyebrows. Hortense Makers of History Series She was a fair, slender girl, with delicate features, a clear complexion, and a quantity of long flaxen hair. A harum-scarum schoolgirl A hearty maid, they says—blue-eyed an' flaxen—good for labor an' quick t' love. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Your sparkling eyes and glossy flaxen hair Seem the same your mother used to wear When the lake lay calm with silver breast Beneath pale Luna's beams at rest. The Forest King Wild Hunter of the Adaca In another moment the two figures rolled upon the deck, and the flaxen head was undermost. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine There's a maiden there,— She with the ell-long flaxen tresses,— Here is a draught that will make you fair, Fit for an emperor's own caresses! Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II Loveday was plaiting her flaxen hair into two long braids; she paused with the ribbon in her hand. A harum-scarum schoolgirl She was to have had flaxen hair, with blue ribbons in it, and teeth like tiny, sharp pearls. The Man from the Bitter Roots Preaching, threatenings, convictions of conscience, are but as flaxen ropes to bind a Samson. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning "Flossie doesn't deserve to go scot-free," said Ruth, with a glance at the flaxen head that was discreetly disappearing through the door. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life Oh, dear!" exclaimed the pretty girl with the flaxen hair, "we've got another hour before us yet, and to-night we shall have to repeat the same ceremony over again at the grocer's. The Gods are Athirst All the little boys and girls, With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls, Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after The wonderful music with shouting and laughter. The Book of Humorous Verse Like many of his countrymen, his hair was very light flaxen, and his eyes bright blue. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 Her hair was a shaded and glossy flaxen now, and her eyes were a darker blue. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Honor bent down and kissed the end of one of the flaxen locks, but too gently to disturb its owner; then, with a scarcely breathed good-bye, she left the room. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life On grand occasions, Hanny's was put in curl-papers, and it made very nice ringlets, though it was still a sort of flaxen brown. A Little Girl of Long Ago Some one else came out; a fair, tall girl with great braids of flaxen hair and a silver comb in the top to make her look taller still. A Little Girl in Old New York Her suggestions were received with sniffs of scornful superiority, but Mellicent prattled on unperturbed, being a plump, placid person, with flaxen hair, blue eyes, and somewhat obtuse sensibilities. About Peggy Saville “He is angry,” she said to her friend the Little China Doll next to her, with the two long flaxen pigtails hanging down her back. Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly Not that I ever owned one myself; I only took a squint at ’em in toy-shop winders, and they always had flaxen hair and blue peepers. Fighting the Flames Dutch girls with flaxen hair and little caps, and those queer waists with shoulder straps, and thick woollen stockings. A Little Girl of Long Ago The fair flaxen head was on the shoulder half hidden by the protecting arm. A Little Girl in Old New York Peggy put her head on one side and stared at the flaxen mane in speculative fashion. About Peggy Saville There was hair in ringlets, adorning the face; not flaxen exactly, though light with a tinge from the sun, or from something which gave it a bright glow. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars Beside the window, in a homely arm-chair, sat an invalid girl with pale thin cheeks, bright blue eyes, and long flaxen hair. The Eagle Cliff The children and babies all had flaxen or yellow hair and roundish blue eyes. A Little Girl of Long Ago "Wish you would stop, Bell!" said one of these misses,—whose flaxen hair was plastered across her eyebrows, and who was very tall and slender. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The plump, rosy cheeks dimpled with satisfaction, and the flaxen head was twisted to and fro to survey herself in every possible position. About Peggy Saville Her straight hair was the drab shade which flaxen hair becomes before it darkens, and her large mouth had a solemn, unsmiling droop. The Lady Doc Tie this about the neck with flaxen string, Mighty the good 't will to the patient bring. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery His blond hair clung in almost flaxen tendrils to his warm forehead. The Cursed Patois From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Emmy was a lanky child of fourteen or so, with slack, flaxen hair and a perfectly colorless face. How Janice Day Won The flaxen hair, blue eyes, and blonde complexion of the Northland are only exceptional appearances in the town of Natchitoches. The Death Shot A Story Retold One morning we had been pasting something, and the bell was rung by one of the daughters, a very fair girl with flaxen hair, who wanted some water to wash her hands. Diary in America, Series Two More continually floated down to join them from Tuvvy’s bench, where he was planing a piece of wood for Dennis; they were exactly like the flaxen hair of Maisie’s favourite doll. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes She was a slim, fair creature with masses of hair of a pale flaxen hue, swathed round her head, and held in place by large amber pins. The Love Affairs of Pixie Her profuse flaxen hair fell shadingly over her brow, and an acute observer might have detected her blindness by her suffering the fair locks to remain till a breeze swept them aside. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel To my surprise, I saw before me the haggard features and flaxen hair of my prison acquaintance, Maloney. My Friend The Murderer Her flaxen hair was partly unpinned and lay in a rough coil on her fat neck. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World They had no wrapping whatever, and nothing on their heads but their soft flaxen hair, yet they minded the rain no more than if they had been ducklings. Elsket 1891 Pa was a mild little man with a round, innocent face, and flaxen hair rising in a curly halo about it. Janet of the Dunes In the spring of the year, Miss Thusa always engaged in a very interesting process—that is, bleaching the flaxen thread which she had been spinning during the winter. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel And the child's face was very like Mrs. Ashton's, the same flaxen hair and light blue eyes. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World The crystal ball placed upon the table, the five dark and the one flaxen head bent over it eagerly. The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country Her hair was flaxen, and as fine as satin, and was brushed perfectly smooth and coiled on the back of her shapely head, which was placed admirably on her shoulders. Elsket 1891 Female writers always comb out smoothly the flaxen hair of their heroes, and dress them up in the frockcoat of innocence. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 “You think him handsome, then,” cried Mittie, making a veil of the flaxen ringlets of Alice, so that Helen could not see the high color that suffused her face. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Mrs. Ashton, glancing in a mirror at her own faded flaxen hair, sighed. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World Few have ever seen a woman hatchel flax or card tow, or heard the buzzing of the foot-wheel, or seen bunches of flaxen yarn hanging in the kitchen, or linen cloth whitening on the grass. Home Life in Colonial Days "It couldn't be," ventured the latter, who also had his cap in his hand and was stirring326 up his flaxen locks, "that they carried a bridge along with 'em." The Hunters of the Ozark He was of the old school as regards dress, wearing as he did a little flaxen wig, an old-fashioned square-cut coat, with what M. Jacob calls 'quarto pockets.' The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting Grateful for the kindness and hospitality so liberally extended towards her, she never left a household without a gift of the most beautiful, even, fine, flaxen thread for the family use. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Her thick flaxen hair, straightly parted and smoothed away from its low growth on the forehead, half hid small fresh ears, unpierced. Adam Johnstone's Son The warp of these carpets was, in olden times, a strong, heavy flaxen thread. Home Life in Colonial Days He stood a moment, his flaxen head bent, lost in troubled thought. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Peggy's flaxen hair and blue eyes had been a revelation to the young man, accustomed to dark beauties all his life, and he found "Cosine Paygi" a charming companion. Three Margarets This awful threat was accompanied with a very significant shake of the flaxen head, but Betty cried out hotly,— 'You don't know anything about it! Odd She wished that her hair were golden instead of flaxen; that her eyes were dark instead of blue; that her cheeks were not so thin, and her throat a shade less slender. Adam Johnstone's Son The old ladies came out of the door, and held their hands above their eyes to see what it all meant, and from behind them peered the flaxen heads of timid children. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 Silver Jack, on the other hand, was not nervous at all, but very tall and strong, with bronze-red skin, and flaxen white hair, mustache and eyebrows. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Peggy would think, if her own hair were only dark, or even brown,—anything but this disgusting, wishy-washy flaxen. Three Margarets His beard was as white as snow, All flaxen was his poll: He is gone, he is gone, And we cast away moan: God ha' mercy on his soul! English Songs and Ballads Her large blue eyes, her soft flaxen hair and rosy cheeks, and tall graceful figure, make her ‘splendid.’ The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Among them walked a nut-brown little maiden of seven, clad in a green woollen tunic, with bright flaxen hair and innocent blue eyes, and bare brown legs, and feet shod in shoes of hide. A Child's Book of Saints He had almost white silky flaxen hair, and at Antioch College, where I first met him, he rarely associated with his schoolmates in play or amusement. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 "I see!" said the old lady, putting her hand on Peggy's flaxen mane. Three Margarets She was a tall girl, with heavy, flaxen hair and quiet, steel-gray eyes. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army She was plump, pleasant-looking, with a piquant smile and flaxen hair. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance No zest for her great noble frame, her surge of flaxen hair. The Wind Bloweth "Very well," returned Sarah with a toss of her flaxen braids. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party He had gray eyes, a sandy complexion and straight flaxen hair, which he wore banged over his forehead. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters Her heavy flaxen hair, simply braided and twisted about her head, showed a few strands underneath her nurse’s cap. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army His cheek was fair, his chin downy, his hair flaxen, his hat a white fur one, with a long fleecy nap. The Confidence-Man But autumn downward drove the kine, And clothed the wheel with flaxen thread, And sprinkled snow upon the pine, And bowed the silent spinster's head. Ionica Ned rose and shook back the flaxen curls from his flushed face, as he replied, “By opening the door and kicking you out of the hut.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West The instant he saw Erling he leaped upon him with a fierce shout, and shook back his shaggy flaxen locks as a lion might shake his mane. Erling the Bold “Mother,” says a little boy, with flashing eyes and curly flaxen hair; “I want to go to sea!” Battles with the Sea Altogether, with her graceful figure, flaxen curls, and picturesque costume, she presented a strong contrast to the fat, dark, hairy little creatures who followed her by brook and bush and precipice the livelong day. Ungava Although wanting in grace, he was by no means repulsive, for his face, which was ornamented with a soft flaxen beard and moustache of juvenile texture, expressed wonderful depths of the milk of human kindness. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America The thickset youth behind him, with the shock of flaxen hair and imperceptible moustache, is Herr Winklemann, a German farmer’s son, and a famed buffalo-hunter. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood He therefore went close to her, and, bending down, laid his large hand on her head, and gently smoothed her flaxen hair, while he spoke soothingly to her. Erling the Bold By her advice they cut off a good deal more of the flaxen hair, and deepened the dye on the eyebrows, nails, and palms. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale At that moment the door opened, and a little girl, with bright eyes and flaxen hair, bounded into the room. Ungava Her once flaxen hair was almost entirely gray, but she had kept her delicate complexion, and there was a gentle sweetness about her that was very attractive. The Princess of the School Pressing it to her bosom she covered its painted cheeks and flaxen hair with warm kisses, then, still holding it in her arms, she began to think. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories They were shown into the parlor, and soon a tall lady, with flaxen ringlets and a thin face, came in. Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter Her hair was flaxen, glossy, and shining, and bright as a mirror; and her mouth, although somewhat large when it was open, showed the most brilliant teeth I have ever beheld. The Phantom Ship I was ordered to go upstairs, and again found myself in the presence of the noble captain, and a very stout elderly man, with a flaxen wig. Percival Keene And all about the lounge of the Royal Sussex were groups of elegant youngish men and flaxen, uneasily stylish women, inviting the assistance of flattered waiters to decide what liqueurs they should have next. Clayhanger A small-featured child of twelve, with pale blue eyes and long, pale flaxen curls, came forward to meet her. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor “Changed!” came at last, as a somewhat tame conclusion, but at least it had the effect of making Rowena blush from the tip of her dainty chin to the very roots of her flaxen hair. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story The flaxen mane was tossed back, and a flushed face raised in protest. Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story I observed before that Mr Culpepper wore a flaxen wig, and I felt sure, from his penuriousness, that he was not likely to have more than one on board. Percival Keene The waving hair was of purest flaxen, and the careless coiffure was as becoming as if arranged by the most skilful of hairdressers. Pixie O'Shaughnessy The flaxen curls shook slowly in the motion that betokened she had not. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor An upper window was barred with brass rods, against which two little flaxen heads bobbed up and down. The Independence of Claire The flaxen, the auburn, the brown hair alike take black. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Hark! at her flaxen distaff cheerily singeth the matron, Hymns, that perchance, were mingled with her own cradle melodies. Man of Uz, and Other Poems And all the while he was talking, his hand passed caressingly over her fair flaxen hair, or lingered amidst its glistering ringlets. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Still the flaxen curls shook nothing but no. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor He was a red sorrel with three white feet and legs and a flaxen mane and tail. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Netta knelt, and the garland was thrown over her flaxen curls. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Next to his wife he loved his flaxen haired little girl better than anything in the world. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure By this the woman with the flaxen hair had set her coals, and was now lighting a fire, of which the paper was flaming high and the wood began already to crackle. Ambrotox and Limping Dick The grown-up persons were as white as, if not whiter than, a weather-beaten Englishman, and their hair was flaxen. Chatterbox, 1905. Lady Agnes saved her head, her white triangular forehead, over which her close-crinkled flaxen hair, reproduced in different shades in her children, made a looped silken canopy like the marquee at a garden-party. The Tragic Muse Such a fresh, strawberry and cream complexion under a plenteous harvest of flaxen hair would not be associated in America with anyone very serious. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life This girl with the flaxen hair and large lustrous eyes was more than a match for him in a battle of wits. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure Marmion":— "With amber beard and flaxen hair, And reverend apostolic air. At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History Lisbeth looked like a tiny copy of her old grandmother, except that her own hair hung down in two long, tight flaxen plaits, while her grandmother's was completely hidden under a high cap. Chatterbox, 1905. Sarah hung her flaxen head with a troubled air. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know Her hair was the true flaxen, the very fairest of the fair. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son At last the tall, graceful Betsy, her flaxen hair now hidden under a Quaker cap, shyly emerged upon the gravel walk. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Patience bent low over her sewing, until her long flaxen braids almost touched the floor. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs The man released her, and, to her surprise, gently touched her flaxen hair. Chatterbox, 1905. This name they had given Alvarado from his fair features and flaxen hair. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III The children of the district were especially handsome, and Madame was much smitten by their rosy cheeks and many-shaded flaxen hair. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls The color of their flaxen hair was normal, but they wore it in braids long enough to swing across their powerful shoulders, a fashion unlike any Ross had ever seen. The Time Traders It made Miss Baring's fresh, clear complexion a shade too bright in the carmine, which took off the greyness of the flaxen hue and relieved the cold and steel-like gleam in her grey-blue eyes. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Heads of every color, from youthful flaxen to venerable gray, were bent over their labors. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. "Elizabeth Kernaby, aged seven, blue eyes, long flaxen hair, speaks with a lisp, and answers to the name of Bessie," said Tinker glibly, in the manner of one reciting a lesson. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World She was a pretty-looking woman, with flaxen hair, just becoming streaked with grey. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886. Oh! in pity, let me go: I have spun the flaxen thread, until my aching fingers drop; And my weary feet will falter, though the whizzing wheel should stop. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy He was very fair complexioned, with flossy hair and flaxen beard. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 He sat for some moments reflectively ruffling up his flaxen hair with both hands, and then he said, "Have you the big white hin yit that you got from me a while ago?" Strangers at Lisconnel She is fair with blue eyes, and long flaxen hair, speaks with a lisp, and answers to the name of Bessie. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World At eighteen he became a monk and proudly had his flaxen poll tonsured. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Opposite to her kennel is chained another dog—a retriever—'Duchess' by name, a lovely dog of a soft flaxen colour. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 His figure is erect and slender, his hair soft and flaxen, and his blue eyes and fresh, smiling face, almost girlish in its expression, gave to his regular features a softness almost feminine. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family Her cold, sharp eyes roamed over the shapely heads—black, golden, brown, auburn, flaxen—of some thirty girls—eager to detect any sign of levity and prompt to inflict summary punishment. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' She was fair to a fault, a lily-white maid with the silkiest of flaxen tresses. A Popular Schoolgirl I. My Chloris, mark how green the groves, The primrose banks how fair: The balmy gales awake the flowers, And wave thy flaxen hair. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham The bird he missed, but cut the flaxen ties That held the feet, and cleft the knots in two. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor She stroked the flaxen pigtail and gently unloosed Susie's clinging hands. Troublesome Comforts A Story for Children And while I spin my flaxen thread, And sing my simple lay, The village seems asleep or dead, Now Lubin is away. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century The particular shade of flaxen hair in the masculine figure seemed familiar, and Ingred chuckled as she recognized her eldest brother. A Popular Schoolgirl What you once mentioned of “flaxen locks” is just: they cannot enter into an elegant description of beauty. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Lassie wi' the lint-white locks, flaxen Bonnie lassie, artless lassie, Wilt thou wi' me tent the flocks? watch Wilt thou be my dearie, O? Robert Burns How To Know Him He had blue eyes, and his hair was a mass of short, crisp flaxen curls. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 The scouts returned as the men were dispersing from their meal, and Cooler placed in my hand a dainty lock of flaxen hair, wound around the middle with a strand of the same. Captured by the Navajos Though the new dress might not be up to the level of a fashion-plate, it certainly became her, and set off the pretty fair face, white neck, and coils of gleaming flaxen hair. A Popular Schoolgirl The Bible is in the keeping of her relations: we have seen a lock of her hair; it was very long and very bright, and of a hue deeper than the flaxen. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham What a beautiful picture she was, this little lady, nine months old, the perfect image of her mother, with little flaxen rings that covered her head like a crown. The Harvest of Years In her youth Aunt Margaret was a decided beauty, with luxuriant hair of the real golden shade, neither flaxen, ash-color, nor red. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua A halt was ordered, and Cooler rode up to me and placed in my hand a lock of flaxen hair, bound with a thread of the same. Captured by the Navajos Then she removed her hair-pins, and, letting down a shower of flaxen hair, commenced her winding pilgrimage among the old gray stones. A Popular Schoolgirl "Am I likely, then, to have trouble with the Revercombs?" he asked, with a disturbing memory of Blossom's flaxen head under the hooded shawl. The Miller Of Old Church Warm and flaxen waved her hair; Her blue Breton eyes made summer In that bleak December air. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea Then a princess passed, and her hair was flaxen and her eyes were the colour of the flower. Flower of the Dusk The Virgin was habited in the court dress of the last century, as rich as silk and satin, gold lace, and paste diamonds could make it, with a flaxen wig, and high-heeled shoes. The Diary of an Ennuyée Very dainty and sweet the little Queen looked, with her long flaxen curls hanging down from the extra gorgeous gilt-paper crown, that Marjorie had made specially for this occasion. Marjorie at Seacote Andrew passed his hand with a rough caress over the small flaxen head. The Portion of Labor She set her lips, and nodded her flaxen head with fierce determination. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs Lewison, whose flaxen hair and light blue eyes almost served to mask his Semitic origin, shrugged his shoulders in a fashion incongruous in one of his complexion, though characteristic in one of his name. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor A nice little girl with flaxen pigtails brought her father's check. The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches She was a pretty child, in a white frock and blue sash, and she wore a wreath of small rosebuds on her curly, flaxen hair. Marjorie at Seacote “Poor little darling,” said Robert, stroking her flaxen hair. The Portion of Labor “Forfeits!” repeated he, jerking his great flaxen head. Madelon A Novel A sudden pricking pain went through her, there where the pink and flaxen thing lay sun-warm and life-warm to her breast. The Helpmate It threw out the pale face and flaxen bandeaux and light grey eyes into the more relief. Wych Hazel He saw again the bending figure, the flushed cheeks and the flaxen locks surmounted by a little hat. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow Suddenly he parted the flaxen wig and examined a place on the head. The Portion of Labor Naturally a bright brown, it had been changed by art to a lighter, less warm hue, that was neither flaxen nor golden, but that held a strange pallor, distinctive, though scarcely beautiful. Bella Donna A Novel It scattered the whole mass into drifting strands and flying wings and soft falling feathers, and, under them, little tender curls of flaxen down. The Helpmate Mamie had a habitual whimper and a mean little face, with a wisp of flaxen hair tied with a dirty blue ribbon. By the Light of the Soul A Novel And falling continually down into his eyes was a great mass of flaxen hair, the most tousled she had ever seen. Maida's Little Shop Ellen straightened the child on her knees, and began to try to twist her soft, straight flaxen locks into curls. The Portion of Labor A little doll with flaxen hair, A little willow rocking-chair, A little dress of richest hue, A little pair of gaiters blue. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 A face of placid sweetness, expressive features, soft, dove-like-blue eyes, and very abundant, wavy, flaxen hair, made up a highly agreeable ensemble, while the slender figure was full of grace. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens He, fresh-coloured, blue-eyed, with flaxen moustache, stalwart in frame, self-possessed, reserved, almost cold and impassive in demeanour, was as excellent a type of a native of the North. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood There was at least one fair damsel—a slight, willowy creature with violet eyes and flaxen ringlets, who treasured the graceful lines he dedicated to her with a feeling warmer than friendship. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe She was a tall and stately girl, with large eyes and tangled hair sticking out of her short, thick, flaxen braid. The Awakening The Resurrection |
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