swarth

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As little would the idea of his eloquence or ambition call to our recollection the swarth and iron features, the bold and haughty dignity, of Strafford.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne

It is either Raven’s thwaite or Raven’s swarth, but never worth, which is here meaningless.

From Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison by Harrison, William

Rubies and precious stones are only born Amidst the rugged rocks, uncouth and swarth.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

A sturdy fellow he was, swarth of skin and full whiskered.

From Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks by Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison)

To any one familiar with the geography of the iron city of Cambria county this will convey a vivid idea of a swarth averaging one-half mile in width and three miles in length.

From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by Walker, James Herbert