bright eyes

• “His dark face with its long mournful nose and bright eyes were sufficiently unhandsome to be interesting and the quick gestures of his short, painter's hands made his conversation picturesque, but his singular lack of success on this occasion clearly astonished him and he sat back in his corner eyeing the young woman with covert mistrust.”

  The Return of Mr Campion

• “And when the procession of blushing, smiling Hebes at length entered the beautifully decorated rooms, what a lovely picture they made, with their bright eyes and coral lips, round arms and snowy necks.”

  The Rivals: A Chickahominy Story

• “A tall, stalky, ginger man with the same bright eyes and a turned – up nose and long stalky legs.”

  Kangaroo

• “Mabels bright eyes were flicking from Eric to Emmett as she tried to work out what was going on.”

  Simon & Schuster: George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt

• “Mariam wondered if he would be the one, this amiable-looking young man with the deep-set bright eyes and slightly pointed face, with the black-nailed index finger drumming the side of the truck.”

  A Thousand Splendid Suns

• “Faithfully for a week he poured over the intricacies of c-a-t and d-o-g, but never once did he catch a glimpse of the bright eyes of Li Choi nor hear the pat-pat of her entrancing little feet.”

  The Conversion of Ah Lew Sing

• “Theodore, whom one of his fellow travelers on the steamer remembers as "a tall thin lad with bright eyes and legs like pipestems," developed rapidly in mind, but the asthma still tormented him and threatened to make a permanent invalid of him.”

  Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography

• “His small bright eyes flickered and he thrashed the menu card which he happened to be holding as if it had been a tail and he a labrador.”

  The Fashion in Shrouds

• “An 'what is yore destination, suh?" cries she pertly, showing neat little teeth and bright eyes behind the veil.”

  Flashman and the angel of the lord

• “It is too dreadful that the dear little girl whose bright eyes and look of health I so well remember at Pembroke Lodge should also be taken.”

  Lady John Russell

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