...Ibi.1., p. 256. 3 Ibid., p. 185. " ' Courage,' he said, and pointed toward the land, ' This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon." In the afternoon...unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon." Fascinating and delightful is the prospect ; but is there not a difficulty ? Does the philosopher himself...

...DONNE 129.— THE LOTOS-EATERS2 " COURAGE ! " he said, and pointed toward the land, - This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon." In the afternoon...unto a land, In which it seemed always afternoon. 1 Passing guests. - A people encountered by Odysseus in his wanderings (see Odyssey, Bk. \\.) All round...

...from Tennyson's " Lotos Eaters." " ' Courage ! ' he said, and pointed toward the land, ' This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon.' In the afternoon...came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. AH round the coast the languid air did swoon, Breathing like one that hath a weary dream. Fult'iaced...

...seen the emblem of the Lotus, and the visitor feels an air of repose like that of the wanderers when In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. But the afternoons at the Lotus last far into the night. Story, travel, and song are so well blended'...

...indeed, the true lotos-eaters, described by Tennyson in a picture he must have meant for Ireland :— In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon ; A land where all things always seemed the same, And round about the keel with faces pale The mild-eyed,...

...BERMUDA IDYL OF THE SUMMER ISLANDS BY JULIA CR DORR MT7W Copyright, 1884, By CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. " In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. Eating the Lotus day by day, To watch the crisping ripples on the beach, And tender curving lines of...

...purged my guilt." THE LOTOS-EATERS. " COURAGE ! he said, and pointed toward the land, "This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon." In the afternoon they came unto a land, Breathing like one that hath a wear)' dream. Full-faced above the valley stood the moon ; And like...

...Magellan leaped with joy. He had discovered the Southern inlet; the straits that now bear his name. 'In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. When the fleet came to a favorable bay, two ships were sent forward. A storm arose. Magellan thought...

...it," was the answer. Then there was rejoicing. It was a great day for Magellan and his brave sailors. •In the afternoon they came ! unto a land In which it seemed always j afternoon. | All round the coast the languid air did swoon, Breathing like one that hath a weary...

...illustration. They are as follows : — "'Courage!' he said, and pointed toward the land, ' This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon,' In the afternoon...unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon." The careless reader, in his endeavor to avoid monotony, is likely to throw his greatest stress upon...