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  • There's olez summat to keep one's spirits up, as Ab o 'Slender's said when he broke his leg.'

    Th' Barrel Organ Edwin Waugh 1853

  • Slender, soft-spoken and ponderous over questions, Rockwell lacks the sheen of many of his Hollywood peers — castmates in Iron Man 2 included.

    Sam Rockwell of 'Iron Man 2' stays visible and working 2010

  • I thank you all, in particular, Ralph, Sharon, Jude, and Susan for spear-heading the book, A Slender Thread.

    norbert blei | acknowledgements « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

  • Slender, even a shade too thin, those enormous hazel eyes dominating her face … Odd that she was so shy, almost to the point of diffidence, until she got into explaining her vision for the model apartments.

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

  • Slender green towers, great domed buildings, long, low structures like warehouses made of jade.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • PETER STIGTER & JONAS GUSTAVSSON Slender black pants are the engine of Raf Simons ' collection for Jil Sander, which is a minimalist triumph of color, comfort, and clean lines, writes the Journal's Christina Binkley.

    Report from Milan: It's Okay to Look Rich 2011

  • Slender and stylish, the 66-year-old conductor is best known as a consummate communicator about classical music, most notably in his "Keeping Score" national television series for PBS.

    A Centenarian Fit as a Fiddle Barbara Jepson 2011

  • Slender green towers, great domed buildings, long, low structures like warehouses made of jade.

    “Slender green towers, great domed buildings” 2009

  • Slender, pale, with blue eyes a trifle tired from poring over the pages of books and trying to muddle into an understanding of life -- such she had been the month before.

    ALOHA OE 2010

  • Oz and Ends: “Slender green towers, great domed buildings” skip to main | skip to sidebar

    “Slender green towers, great domed buildings” 2009

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