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Quote by Elyne Mitchell

“For God took a handful of blizzard snow, blew on it and created the horse.”

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Elyne Mitchell was a renowned Australian author known for her children's literature. Her works were well-loved by readers, especially her 'The Country Girls' series. more

“Legends of the Silver Stallion had been told for years now, whenever mountain stockmen met round the campfires or on the winding hill tracks. Songs were sung about him to the cattle and both songs and tales had become even stranger since his supposed death when he vanished through the wind and the night over a great cliff. Tales kept cropping up of a ghost horse seen, or imagined, roaming over the mountains at night, of stockmen waking in a hut at midnight, hearing the tremendous stallion’s cry which could only be Thowra’s”

Years Night Song Cry Wind Mets Mountain Horse Rounds Track Stranger Hearing Ghost Tales Hills Silver Legends Waking Midnight Cliffs Cattle Huts Roaming Campfire Stallions

Author:Elyne Mitchell

“Just then, down through the last glimmer of twilight, stepping high and free, like a cloud, a moth, a ghost in the shape of a horse — came the Silver Stallion. Wild, beautiful, and free as the wind he came, from one kingdom to another, Thowra”

Lasts Beautiful Wind Shapes Horse Clouds Ghost Kingdoms Silver Twilight Moths Stallions

Author:Elyne Mitchell

“Snow and dark, and the winter comes. Nothing remains the same.”

Dark Remains Winter Snow

Author:Elyne Mitchell

“We must row in whatever boat we find ourselves in.”

Boat Rowing

Author:Christie Watson

“If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains. If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.”

Ifs Wells Pain Joy Remains Ill Deeds Fades

Book:The poetical works of George Herbert

Source: The poetical works of George Herbert

“If that thy fame with ev'ry toy be pos'd, 'Tis a thin web, which poysonous fancies make; But the great souldier's honour was compos'd Of thicker stuf, which would endure a shake. Wisdom picks friends; civility plays the rest; A toy shunn'd cleanly passeth with the best.”

Ifs Play Fame Picks Endure Fancy Shakes Honour Toys Civility

Author:George Herbert

“Let thy mind still be bent, still plotting, where, And when, and how thy business may be done. Slackness breeds worms; but the sure traveller, Though he alights sometimes still goeth on.”

Mind May Stills Sometimes Done Action Bent Worms Traveller Goeth

Book:The temple, sacred poems and private ejaculations. [With] The synagogue

Source: The temple, sacred poems and private ejaculations. [With] The synagogue

“A piece of a Churchyard fits everybody.”

Pieces Fit

Book:The poetical works of George Herbert

Source: The poetical works of George Herbert

“A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room as forThy laws Makes it and th'action fine.”

Action Law Rooms Divine Fine Servant Clauses Drudgery

Author:George Herbert

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