Was Urania a fair, blue-eyed maiden, a dream of spring, an innocent but inquisitive daughter of Eve? No; she was simply, as in days of yore, that one of the nine Muses who presided over astronomy, and whose celestial glance inspired and directed the chorus of the spheres; she was the angelic idea which soars above terrestrial dulness. She had not the disturbing flesh, nor the heart whose palpitations are communicated at a distance, nor the gentle ardor of human life; but she existed nevertheless in a sort of ideal world, ...
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Was Urania a fair, blue-eyed maiden, a dream of spring, an innocent but inquisitive daughter of Eve? No; she was simply, as in days of yore, that one of the nine Muses who presided over astronomy, and whose celestial glance inspired and directed the chorus of the spheres; she was the angelic idea which soars above terrestrial dulness. She had not the disturbing flesh, nor the heart whose palpitations are communicated at a distance, nor the gentle ardor of human life; but she existed nevertheless in a sort of ideal world, -lofty and always pure, -and yet she was human enough in name and form to produce a strong and deep impression upon an adolescent soul, to arouse in that soul an indefinite, indefinable feeling of admiration, -almost of lo
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Seller's Description:
Fair. No Jacket. Book Reprint paperback ed. Fair condition, over all wear, front cover separating from spine, overs and page edges dirty, some brittleness to pages. No. 194 in The Modern Authors Library.
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Very Good. 1897. Hardcover. Cloth with gilt stamped lettering and silver stamped decoration. Octavo. 314 pp. Illustrated. Some shelf wear to boards. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Fiction).
