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Description:Excerpt from The Mosella of Decimus Magnus AusoniusGo now and incrust a smooth soil with Phrygian inlay; spread out a plain of marble in your panelled halls: for my part, despising those things which wealth and fortune give, I will admire the works of nature, which are unheeded by spendthrifts, who, rejoicing in ruin, run riot into beggary. Here the wet shores are covered by firm sand, in which the feet leave no imprint of their form. Through your smooth surface can be seen your transparent depths; O river, you have no secrets: as the sweet air lies open to the clear gaze, and the still winds offer no hindrance to the eyes through space, so, our sight. Reaching into the intimate recesses of the river, we behold, far down, its sunken life; and, as the stream ﬂows gently by, the inmost heart of its silent depths lies open to us, and in the blue light of the clear, gliding waters are revealed scattered forms: here, the sand is furrowed, ridged by the light waves; and there, the water-grasses tremble, bending over the green bottom; underneath the waters of their birth, the quivering plants suffer the movement of the stream; the pebbles shine, and then hide; and the gravel serves as a foil to the green moss. All along the coast of the Britons of Caledonia may be seen the like, when the ebb-tide leaves bare the green seaweed. The red coral and the white pearls, seeds of the shells, the delight of men; and these.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mosella of Decimus Magnus Ausonius (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Mosella of Decimus Magnus Ausonius (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Mosella of Decimus Magnus AusoniusGo now and incrust a smooth soil with Phrygian inlay; spread out a plain of marble in your panelled halls: for my part, despising those things which wealth and fortune give, I will admire the works of nature, which are unheeded by spendthrifts, who, rejoicing in ruin, run riot into beggary. Here the wet shores are covered by firm sand, in which the feet leave no imprint of their form. Through your smooth surface can be seen your transparent depths; O river, you have no secrets: as the sweet air lies open to the clear gaze, and the still winds offer no hindrance to the eyes through space, so, our sight. Reaching into the intimate recesses of the river, we behold, far down, its sunken life; and, as the stream ﬂows gently by, the inmost heart of its silent depths lies open to us, and in the blue light of the clear, gliding waters are revealed scattered forms: here, the sand is furrowed, ridged by the light waves; and there, the water-grasses tremble, bending over the green bottom; underneath the waters of their birth, the quivering plants suffer the movement of the stream; the pebbles shine, and then hide; and the gravel serves as a foil to the green moss. All along the coast of the Britons of Caledonia may be seen the like, when the ebb-tide leaves bare the green seaweed. The red coral and the white pearls, seeds of the shells, the delight of men; and these.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mosella of Decimus Magnus Ausonius (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Mosella of Decimus Magnus Ausonius (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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