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“Over this country, when the giant Eagle flings the shadow of his wing, the land is darkened. So compact is it that the wing covers all its extent in one pause of the flight. The sea breaks on the pale line of the shore; to the Eagle's proud glance waves run in to the foot of the hills that are like rocks planted in green water.”

Book Country Running Water Lines Break Sea Feet Land Rocks Proud Shadow Green Wings Wave Flight Hills Giants Shore Pale Pauses Glances Eagles Fling Compact

Book:The Herries Chronicles

Source: The Herries Chronicles

“The plough of Time breaks up our Eden-land, And tramples down its fruitful flowery prime. Yet thro' the dust of ages living shoots O' the old immortal seed start in the furrows; And, where Love looked on with glorious eye, These quicken'd germs of everlastingness Flower lusty, as of old in Paradise!”

Love Eye Age Break Land Flower Seeds Dust Paradise Glorious Immortal Prime Eden Germs

Book:The Poetical Works of Gerald Massey: Complete in One Volume

Source: The Poetical Works of Gerald Massey: Complete in One Volume

“The people who lived behind those clean lace curtains in row after row of identical boxes were newspaper readers, and every word in at any rate my newspaper must be clear and comprehensible to them, must be interesting to them, must encourage them to break away from littleness, stimulate their ambition, help them to want to build a better land.”

People Want Helping Interesting Behinds Break Clear Land Reader Ambition Clean Rate Boxes Newspapers Curtains Identical Lace

Author:Arthur Christiansen

“This land was an enigma. It was like a horse that no one knows how to break to harness, that runs wild and kicks things to pieces.”

Knows Running Break Know How Pieces Land Horse Kicks Harness Enigma

Book:The Best of Willa Cather

Source: The Best of Willa Cather

“I'm a firm believer that in-depth subjects can be better handled in a fantasy setting. ... Let's face it, traveling to some far off land is a terrific way to break the mold, to do something different. Isn't that why we go on vacations?”

Way Different Faces Break Fantasy Land Subjects Goes On Depth Believer Setting Settings Firm Vacation Terrific Mold

Author:Jim Starlin

“The whole land seems aroused to discussion on the province of woman, and I am glad of it. We are willing to bear the brunt of thestorm, if we can only be the means of making a break in that wall of public opinion which lies right in the way of woman's rights, true dignity, honor and usefulness.”

Ifs Way Mean Whole Seems Lying Opinion Break Rights Land Willing Wall Bears Honor Dignity Glad Discussion Womens Rights Public Opinion Usefulness Provinces

Author:Angelina Grimke

“Obviously you follow the law of the land, there are many laws I disagree with, but you follow the law. You fight to change the law, you don't break the law. I believe that's the American way.”

Way Believe Law Fighting I Believe Change Break Land Disagree

Author:George Pataki

“I had heard my father say that he never knew a piece of land run away or break.”

Running Father Break Pieces Heard Land Running Away

Book:Diary and Autobiography: Diary, 1782-1804. Autobiography to October 1776

Source: Diary and Autobiography: Diary, 1782-1804. Autobiography to October 1776

“The important thing about travel in foreign lands is that it breaks the speech habits and makes you blab less, and breaks the habitual space-feeling because of different village plans and different landscapes. It is less important that there are different mores, for you counteract these with your own reaction-formations.”

Important Different Feelings Space Break Plans Society Land Habit Travel Speech Important Things Reactions Landscape Village Formation Tourism Habitual Travel And Tourism Foreign Lands

Book:Five years

Source: Five years

“It is better to underpromise and overdeliver than vice versa. For this one need not break the law of the land.”

Needs Law Break Land Vices Vice Versa

Author:N. R. Narayana Murthy