Phoenix, Volume 1Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 1990 - Commonwealth literature (English) |
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... fish , cadju curry , followed by ice cream and curd . But the papadams were limp , not bloated like mother used to fry them . Everyone ate well . Only father , who looked very sad and tired , did not eat . ' There is enough food here ...
... fish , cadju curry , followed by ice cream and curd . But the papadams were limp , not bloated like mother used to fry them . Everyone ate well . Only father , who looked very sad and tired , did not eat . ' There is enough food here ...
Page 44
... fish , a colourful ' Siamese fighter , ' suggests energy and passion imprisoned in limitation : Impressive though dead- A Siamese fighter richly red . Profusely finned and spread Completely still in crystal Bowl among ornamental Weeds ...
... fish , a colourful ' Siamese fighter , ' suggests energy and passion imprisoned in limitation : Impressive though dead- A Siamese fighter richly red . Profusely finned and spread Completely still in crystal Bowl among ornamental Weeds ...
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... fish held in cupped hands - how naturally the Hopkinsian compound word ' gold - and - black - barred ' brings the rockfish before us in the sun - an intuition that the small feet pursue , of ' their absolute good . ' The point which ...
... fish held in cupped hands - how naturally the Hopkinsian compound word ' gold - and - black - barred ' brings the rockfish before us in the sun - an intuition that the small feet pursue , of ' their absolute good . ' The point which ...
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