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“Night comes, world-jewelled, . . . The stars rush forth in myriads as to wage War with the lines of Darkness; and the moon, Pale ghost of Night, comes haunting the cold earth After the sun's red sea-death--quietless.”

World War Earth Night Stars Lines Darkness Sun Sea Cold Moon Red Ghost Pale Haunting Red Sea

Book:Festus: a poem

Source: Festus: a poem

“The moon is bleached as white as wool, And just dropping under; Every star is gone but three, And they hang far asunder,-- There's a sea-ghost all in gray, A tall shape of wonder!”

Three Stars White Wonder Gone Sea Shapes Moon Ghost Tall Gray Twilight Dropping Wool

Book:The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

Source: The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

“One disagreeable result of whispering is that it seems to evoke an atmosphere of silence, haunted by the ghosts of sound - strange cracks and tickings, the rustling of garments that have no substance in them, and the tread of dreadful feet that would leave no mark on the sea-sand or the winter snow.”

Seems Sound Results Silence Sea Feet Strange Mark Winter Ghost Snow Substance Atmosphere Sand Cracks Garments Evoke Whispering Disagreeable Spooky Winter Snow

Book:Bleak House

Source: Bleak House

“There are certain things--as, a spider, a ghost, The income-tax, gout, an umbrella for three-- That I hate, but the thing that I hate the most Is a thing they call the Sea.”

Certain Hate Three Sea Taxes I Hate Ghost Income Spiders Income Tax Umbrella Gout

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)

“They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here, and sea fog, and eerie stories. That's not because there are more ghosts here than in other places, mind you. It's just that people who live hereabouts are strangely aware of them.”

People Mind Stories Sea Ocean Ghost Shore Ireland Fog Mist Eerie Cornwall

Author:Dodie Smith

“We will enjoy ourselves with the forms that are given us: a human face, a hand, the breast of a woman or the body of a man, a glad or sorrowful expression, the infinite seas, the wild rocks, the melancholy language of the black trees in the snow, the wild strength of spring flowers and the heavy lethargy of a hot summer day when Pan, our old friend, sleeps and the ghosts of midday whisper. This alone is enough to make us forget the grief of the world, or to give it form.”

“I like the image of The Old Man and the Sea, of striving and succeeding but finding that the success was ghost success. In other words, in the long run, after a certain age, the motives for success, pride or oppressing people or getting power.”

People Men Long Running Age Certain Sea Pride Succeed Findings Strive Ghost Motive Old Man Long Runs

Author:Allen Ginsberg