 | George Eliot - 1859 - 520 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne, the grey stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...an altered significance to its story of the past. That is a base and selfish, even a blasphemous, spirit, which rejoices and is thankful over the past... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1859 - 348 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne, the grey stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...an altered significance to its story of the past. That is a base and selfish, even a blasphemous, spirit, which rejoices and is thankful over the past... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1859 - 348 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne, the grey stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...morning brought with him new thoughts through that grey country—thoughts which gave an altered significance to its story of the past. That is a base and... | |
 | George Eliot - 1859 - 468 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne, the gray stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...morning brought with him new thoughts through that gray country—thoughts which gave an altered significance to its story of the past. But it is not... | |
 | George Eliot - 1859 - 524 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne, the grey stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...; or rather, we who read it are no longer the same mterpreters ; and Adam this morning brought with him new thoughts through that grey country — thoughts... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1860 - 468 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne, the gray stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...heart. But no story is the same to .us after a lapse of tune ; or rather, we who read it are no longer the same interpreters : and Adam this morning brought... | |
 | George Eliot - 1867 - 486 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne the grey stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...an altered significance to its story of the past. That is a base and selfish, even a blasphemous, spirit, which rejoices and is thankful over the past... | |
 | George Eliot, Alexander Main - 1873 - 444 pages
...melody strikes us with a new feeling when we hear it sung by the pure voice of a boyish chorister. No story is the same to us after a lapse of time ;...we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. Melodies die out like the pipe of Pan, with the ears that love them and listen for them. — o —... | |
 | George Eliot - 1875 - 460 pages
...melody strikes us with a new feeling when we hear it sung by the pure voice of a boyish chorister. No story is the same to us after a lapse of time ;...we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. — o — Melodies die out like the pipe of Pan, with the ears that love them and listen for them.... | |
 | George Eliot - 1878 - 396 pages
...journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne the grey stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story of that...an altered significance to its story of the past. That is a base and selfish, even a blasphemous, spirit, which rejoices and is thankful over the past... | |
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What keen memories went along the road with him ! He had often been to Oakbourne and back since that first journey to Snowfield, but beyond Oakbourne the grey stone walls, the broken country, the meagre trees, seemed to be telling him afresh the story... 
