The Open AirChatto & Windus, 1885 - 270 pages |
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Page 41
... darkness and becomes paler and thinner at the edge as it lengthens and spreads , till shadow and grass mingle together . Image after image faded from the plates , no more to be fixed than the reflection in water of the trees by the ...
... darkness and becomes paler and thinner at the edge as it lengthens and spreads , till shadow and grass mingle together . Image after image faded from the plates , no more to be fixed than the reflection in water of the trees by the ...
Page 48
... dark lace on green and gold ; they glorify the sunlight : they repose on the distant hills like gods upon Olympus ; without shadow , what even is the sun ? At the foot of the great cliffs by the sea you may know this , it is dry glare ...
... dark lace on green and gold ; they glorify the sunlight : they repose on the distant hills like gods upon Olympus ; without shadow , what even is the sun ? At the foot of the great cliffs by the sea you may know this , it is dry glare ...
Page 57
... darker , either because- thicker , or because the light is reflected at a different angle . But it is the lower edge which is singular : in direct contrast with the curled or wavy edge above , the under edge is perfectly straight and ...
... darker , either because- thicker , or because the light is reflected at a different angle . But it is the lower edge which is singular : in direct contrast with the curled or wavy edge above , the under edge is perfectly straight and ...
Page 60
... dark , as if still half angry , and clouds hang over it , loth to retire from the strife . bees come out of their hives when the rain ceases and the sun shines , so the vessels which have been lying - to in harbour , or under shelter of ...
... dark , as if still half angry , and clouds hang over it , loth to retire from the strife . bees come out of their hives when the rain ceases and the sun shines , so the vessels which have been lying - to in harbour , or under shelter of ...
Page 61
... so much so that one pants for air . Conversely in winter , London appears much colder , the thick dark atmosphere seems to increase the bitterness of the easterly winds , and returning to Brighton is enter- SUNNY BRIGHTON . 61 .
... so much so that one pants for air . Conversely in winter , London appears much colder , the thick dark atmosphere seems to increase the bitterness of the easterly winds , and returning to Brighton is enter- SUNNY BRIGHTON . 61 .
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