Windfalls
Windfalls
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For a long time he lies there, the slave of immobility and silence. His spirit has no wings, but droops wounded and irresolute. The earth withdraws ; for the senses which gave him intercourse with it have receded to gain strength. Hope hovers unseen, . For the mind's eye cannot see so far. Longing and confidence are born of the body's strength, and as yet it is too weak to animate him. He sees things as in a vision. And he thinks himself somewhat a disembodied spirit. Personality which made him... what he was, and passion which gave im- pulse and ardor to his choice, fade to a thinness in which they are lost. But the mind, active as ever, demands its nourishment, and finds it in beautiful memories of the past, speculations concerning the soul and its destiny, and obser- 6 122 WINDFALLS.
vations of the little rworld within its reach. His calamity makes for him an impartiality which the fever of life disturbed. He gets to look at things as they are, or as he now thinks they are, unmingled with himself.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For a long time he lies there, the slave of immobility and silence. His spirit has no wings, but droops wounded and irresolute. The earth withdraws ; for the senses which gave him intercourse with it have receded to gain strength. Hope hovers unseen, . For the mind's eye cannot see so far. Longing and confidence are born of the body's strength, and as yet it is too weak to animate him. He sees things as in a vision. And he thinks himself somewhat a disembodied spirit. Personality which made him... what he was, and passion which gave im- pulse and ardor to his choice, fade to a thinness in which they are lost. But the mind, active as ever, demands its nourishment, and finds it in beautiful memories of the past, speculations concerning the soul and its destiny, and obser- 6 122 WINDFALLS.
vations of the little rworld within its reach. His calamity makes for him an impartiality which the fever of life disturbed. He gets to look at things as they are, or as he now thinks they are, unmingled with himself.
What to read after Windfalls?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas Gold Appleton to read onlineMoreLess
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