Sand-coloured teeth
What a compelling description of repellent dentistry. Twice Flay is described so, the second time being further likened to the...
Wind-slabbed snow
Crunching home through snow after a winter walk, we found ourselves on such wind-slabs, albeit more modest in scale, Swiss...
Brocade-trimmed orrery
The stereotype of the anally retentive chamberlain mechanically following a ritual timetable reminds me of Sourdust in Mervyn Peake's...
Half-comprehended notions
I remember childhood dreams and hauntings of 'half-comprehended notions': cold war threats of nuclear annhilation, and being told the Soviet...
Weather-fretted Abbots
Assuming these are carved in stone, though my first reading had me picturing a human 'weather-fretted' abbot.
Wishing you more...
Heart-breaking hostilities
Homer's Iliad pulsates with war and violence, sometimes wrapped in glory but often shrouded as much in sorrow. Here, hostility and quarrel...
Pard-like stubble
I can only imagine this refers to a patchy or spotted colour combination, as 'pard' means leopard or panther, or...
Frog-like philosophy
While I have no idea what such a philosophy involves, it sounds like one I might manage to grasp, and...
Life-long dreariness
Having been given a few trinkets by a feckless lover, and dreamt of being draped in more, hanging on the...
Toy-town geniality
Something oddly and mildly sinister about this one. Perhaps stemming from a memory of the Stepford Wives.
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Sun-bleached ribbons
Lopez’ book provides, among other things, a history of the exploration (and exploitation) of the Arctic, and what a ship...
The walls and towers of Troy
Three triologisms demonstrating the strength of the protective masonry encasing Troy; the first being in the mouth of Agamemnon, chief...
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