10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLAYFEET»
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splayfeet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
splayfeet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wonders of Qigong: A Chinese Exercise for Fitness, ...
Movement 4 The above four movements should be performed continuously. The
reversed splayfeet position is the basic form which remains unchanged
throughout the four movements. Move arms and hands only. Take 50 breaths
altogether ...
China Sports Maganzine, 1985
To keep the restless body of an African negro in a position to which he has not
been accustomed—to cramp his splayfeet, with his great toes standing out, into
European shoes, made for feet of a different form—to place a collar round his
neck, ...
Edward Lanza JOSEPH (of Trinidad.), 1838
3
David Copperfield (塊肉餘生錄):
Seeing thatwhat hesaid had no effect on me or any of us,he sat on theedgeof
histable with his hands in his pockets, and one ofhis splayfeet twisted roundthe
other leg, waiting doggedlyfor what might follow. Mr. Micawber, whose
impetuosityI ...
4
Behemoth: A Legend of the Mound-Builders
Amid the blustering assembly the valiant little hero fell. For a time, as he hung
balanced in the air, it was doubtful which portion of his person would first
penetrate the water. The levity of his head and the weight of his splayfeet, at
length brought ...
5
Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness:
Strings of dusty niggers with splayfeet arrived and departed; a stream of
manufactured goods, rubbishy cottons, beads, and brasswire set into the depths
of darkness,andin return camea precious trickle of ivory. 'Ihad towait inthe station
for ...
6
Delphi Complete Works of Charles Kingsley (Illustrated):
Tokeep the restless body ofan African Negro in a position to whichhehas not
been accustomed— to cramphis splayfeet, with hisgreat toes standing out, into
European shoes madefor feet of adifferent form — to place acollar round hisneck,
...
Splayfeet of unusual size,longthin hands,garnished with nails which seldom felt
thesteel, awrinkled andpuckered visage,the length of which corresponded with
that of hisperson, together with apair oflittlesharp bargainmaking greyeyes, that ...
8
Mostly Canallers: Collected Stories
Then, as he came close, he flipped the bale forward close to the Negro's
splayfeet and stepped aboard after it. The captain watched the log float on. "That
was pretty neat, mister." The trapper put the bale in a safe place close to the mast
and ...
Walter Dumaux Edmonds, 1987
Heads flew, bones crunched under great splayfeet, as the beastmen, chuckling,
waded through the butchered cavalry to break in the door ofthe village
storehouse. The Count ofBaicci, vassal to the Duke of Loguire, lay headless in
the dirt, his ...
Christopher Stasheff, 2011
10
Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic ...
Alcaeus calls him (Pittakos) 'splayfooted' and 'splayfeet' (becausehe hadflatfeet
andtrailed hisfeet), 'chappedfeet' (because of the cracks in his feet,which they call
chaps), 'braggart' (because he prancedaroundat random), 'potbelly' and ...
