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  • This man who, from cupidity, had connived at the intercourse of the lovers throughout the winter, was the only person who had been in a position to remark the young creole's secret misery.

    Indiana 1900

  • The young creole's unusual beauty had created a sensation at the rustic balls in the neighborhood.

    Indiana 1900

  • The creole's curiosity was strongly aroused: he prevailed upon the guards to halt a few minutes, and permit the prisoner to make the experiment.

    Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • On hearing this "creole's" account I inquired whether there were not to be found remaining on the island any very old sea-cow skins that had been used for _baydars_, but the answer unfortunately was in the negative.

    The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866

  • "Madame Schontz owed her fame as a beauty to the brilliancy and color of a warm, creamy complexion like a creole's, a face full of original details, with the clean-cut, firm features, of which the Countess de

    Women in the Life of Balzac Juanita Helm Floyd

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