. The bird. Birds. 88 THE WING. suggest the cLerubim of Judea. Greece endows her Psyche with wings, and discovers the true name of tlie soul, dardjua, aspiration. The soul has preserved her pinions; has passed at one flight through the shadowy Middle Age, and constantly increases in heavenly longings. More spotless and more glowing, she gives utterance to a prayer, breathed in the very depths of her natui-e and her prophetic ardour: " Oh, that I were a bird!" saith man. Woman never doubts but that her offspring will become an angel. She has seen it so in her di;eams. Dreams or realit
. The bird. Birds. 88 THE WING. suggest the cLerubim of Judea. Greece endows her Psyche with wings, and discovers the true name of tlie soul, dardjua, aspiration. The soul has preserved her pinions; has passed at one flight through the shadowy Middle Age, and constantly increases in heavenly longings. More spotless and more glowing, she gives utterance to a prayer, breathed in the very depths of her natui-e and her prophetic ardour: " Oh, that I were a bird!" saith man. Woman never doubts but that her offspring will become an angel. She has seen it so in her di;eams. Dreams or realities? Winged visions, raptru-es of the night, which we shall weep so bitterly in the morning ! If ye really tvere ! If, indeed, ye lived! If we had lost some of the causes of our regret! If, from stars to stars, re-united, and launched on an eternal flight, we all performed in companionship a happy pilgrimage through the illimitable goodness! At times one is apt to believe it. Something whispers us that these dreams are not all dreams, but glimpses of a world of truth, momentary flashes revealed through these lower clouds, cei-tain pro- mises to be hereafter fulfilled, while the pretended reality it is that shoidd be stigmatized as a foul delusion. ^â¢Â«. X-^ â â¬;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874; Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904. London ; New York : T. Nelson
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