 ... lifting up your eyes, their ken will hardly reach the summit of the vault. This dome, viewing it even from below, inspires us with a sentiment of terror; we imagine that we see an abyss suspended over our head.  Corinna, Or, Italy - Page 172by Anne Louise Germaine Staël-Holstein (baronne de.) - 1807Full view - About this book
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...I'uom d 'csser mortal par die si sdegni *.* • Place yourself here,' said Corinna to lord Nelville, ' near the altar in the middle of the cupola ; you will perceive, through the iron grating, the church of the dead, which is beneath your feet, and, in lifting up your eyes, their ken... | |
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