Restless Human Hearts: A Novel, Том 2

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Tinsley Bros., 1875
 

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Стр. 216 - Thy Father has written for thee.' 'Come, wander with me,' she said, 'Into regions yet untrod; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God.' And he wandered away and away With Nature, the dear old nurse, Who sang to him night and day The rhymes of the universe. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail, She would sing a more wonderful song, Or tell a more marvellous tale.
Стр. 60 - His hair is the colour of wine (meaning probably of a dark colour), straight and without lustre as low as the ears, but thence glossy and curly, flowing upon the shoulders, and divided down the centre of the head, after the manner of the Nazarenes. The forehead is smooth and serene, the face without blemish, of a pleasant, slightly ruddy colour. The expression noble and engaging. Nose and mouth of perfect form ; the beard abundant, and of the same colour as the hair, parted in the middle. The eyes...
Стр. 286 - The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small.
Стр. 59 - A man of lofty stature, of serious and imposing countenance, inspiring love as well as fear in those who behold him. His hair is the colour of wine (meaning probably of a...
Стр. 61 - O'er all his limbs his hands the wave diffuse, And from his locks .compress the weedy ooze ; The balmy oil, a fragrant shower, he sheds: Then, dress'd, in pomp magnificently treads. The warrior goddess gives his frame to shine With majesty enlarged, and air divine : Back from his brows a length of hair unfurls, His hyacinthine locks descend in wavy curls. As by some artist to whom Vulcan gives His skill divine, a breathing statue lives ; By Pallas taught, he frames the wondrous mould, And o'er the...
Стр. 93 - Time was (...) when there was a Verge, an Edge, beyond which there was an unknown something for man to seek. All the continents are found now, the geographers assure us that no more remains to be discovered. Excepting only a few small spots, and these, too, narrowing daily, the whole surface of the earth has been surveyed and mapped out and reduced to scale.

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