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The children complained that they were too hard to eat, and begged me to buy them some "Snows" -- very expensive, but delicious apples for eating.
How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time Rosalind Goforth
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To Stevenson, on the other hand, our Lady of the Snows is a mistaken divinity, and the place a monument of chilly error, — for once in a way he takes it on himself to be a preacher, his temperament gives voice in a creed:
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The Chapel of the Snows was a pink and powder blue Alpine chalet with a stained-glass penguin at one end looking out over the Transantarctic Mountains.
Terra Incognita Wheeler, Sarah 1996
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To Stevenson, on the other hand, our Lady of the Snows is a mistaken divinity, and the place a monument of chilly error, -- for once in a way he takes it on himself to be a preacher, his temperament gives voice in a creed:
Robert Louis Stevenson Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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The Lake of the Snows is the source of the western branch of the
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 Samuel de Champlain 1601
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They drove a Porsche 911 Turbo in the GTS class and teamed with Patrick Huisman; the Snows are the only husband-wife team to win a race in the Series.
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I had only purchased one small basket of "Snows" when a large supply, almost a barrelful, came from a distant friend.
How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time Rosalind Goforth
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"And the Snows are the happiest people in the country, I do believe.
The Portygee Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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Hemingway redeemed the 1930s with two superb African stories: "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," about corruption, self-betrayal and guilt, and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" both 1936, with poignant flashbacks that mix memory and desire.
Hemingway's Achievement Jeffrey Meyers 2011
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Every August 5th, a solemn celebration recalls the Miracle of the Snows.
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