He was an ill-favoured, undersized, gruff sailor of fifty,
coarsely hairy, short-legged, long-armed, resembling an elderly ape.
'Let me say I, then,' he returned, in answer to the
coarsely blurted question; 'I doubt whether I have understood Louisa.
It was one of those collections of stories of bloody murders, ghostly legends, and supernatural visitations, which,
coarsely got up and illustrated, have a strange fascination for one who once begins to read them.
Neither of them possessed energy or wit to belabour me soundly, but they insulted me as
coarsely as they could in their little way: especially Celine, who even waxed rather brilliant on my personal defects--deformities she termed them.
I did not understand that she was hiding her feelings under irony, that this is usually the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is
coarsely and intrusively invaded, and that their pride makes them refuse to surrender till the last moment and shrink from giving expression to their feelings before you.
His glance was keen but showed cunning rather than intelligence; his lips were straight, and so thin that, as they closed, they were drawn in over the teeth; his cheek-bones were broad and projecting, a never-failing proof of audacity and craftiness; while the flatness of his forehead, and the enlargement of the back of his skull, which rose much higher than his large and
coarsely shaped ears, combined to form a physiognomy anything but prepossessing, save in the eyes of such as considered that the owner of so splendid an equipage must needs be all that was admirable and enviable, more especially when they gazed on the enormous diamond that glittered in his shirt, and the red ribbon that depended from his button-hole.
The exterior was painted white on the front and on the end which was exposed to the street; but in the rear, and on the side which was intended to join the neighboring house, it was
coarsely smeared with Spanish brown.
Two 8-ounce jars piquillo peppers, drained,
coarsely1 cucumber (3/4 lb.), peeled and cut into chunks 2/3 cup
coarsely chopped sweet onion such as Maul or Walla Walla 1 cup
coarsely chopped ripe tomato 1 tablespoon chopped fresh jalapeno chili 1 1/2 cups buttermilk Salt and pepper
5 medium yellow tomatoes, peeled, seeded,
coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons slivered almonds 1 1/3 cups
coarsely chopped Swiss chard leaves 1 cup
coarsely chopped onion 1 cup
coarsely chopped leeks (white part only) 1/3 cup
coarsely chopped fresh sorrel (or more Swiss chard) 1/4 cup
coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon 4 large eggs 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 cup salt-packed capers, rinsed,
coarsely chopped
1/3 cup
coarsely chopped fresh tomatillos or drained canned tomatillos
finely chopped (6 Tbs.) 6 strips lime rind,
coarselyIn a blender, whirl 1 1/2 cups
coarsely chopped English cucumber (for best color, leave peel on), 2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt, and 2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint leaves until very smooth.