. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . At this time a greatthick cloud drops over the sun. We have come four thousand miles throughthe isles of the great theatre of nature, and alas! there is a prospect that themain actor will not appear upon the stage. Having disappointed so many, willhe disappoint us? But no; to our delight the sun appears. THE SPECTACLE AT SEA Our steamer has moved out of the fjord into the open sea that nothingmay hinder our view. The shimmering waters of the polar sea have becomeforty miles of richest mosaic, and all the angels of beauty and sple
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . At this time a greatthick cloud drops over the sun. We have come four thousand miles throughthe isles of the great theatre of nature, and alas! there is a prospect that themain actor will not appear upon the stage. Having disappointed so many, willhe disappoint us? But no; to our delight the sun appears. THE SPECTACLE AT SEA Our steamer has moved out of the fjord into the open sea that nothingmay hinder our view. The shimmering waters of the polar sea have becomeforty miles of richest mosaic, and all the angels of beauty and splendor havingcome down on ladders divinely lowered, walk those pavements of mosaic, andthey look like the floor of heaven across which trail the white robes of thebeatific. The sun is so bright we looked at it through smoked glasses. Thesky was on fire. Enough clouds nearby to make an upholstery of of fire, and chariots of fire rolling through cities of fire. Great master-piece of the Almighty in the gallery of the sky! Sunrise and sunset VIEWING THT-. MIDNIGHT SUN 298 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK Niagara of fire. Strange, weird, overwhelming spectacle, smiting all othernatural brilliance into nihility. Seaiching enough, overmastering enough,glorious enough to be the Eye which never slumbers nor sleeps. We had seenthe morning sun, and the noonday sun and the setting sun, but never beforehad we seen and never again will we see the Midnight Sun. From what vatsof infinite beauty were these colors dipped? A commingling of hues to befound in such excess on no other sky and on no other sea, amber and gold;lavender blending with royal purple; all the shades of yellow, orange andcanary and lemon; all shades of blue, turquoise and sapphire and navy andmarine and azure; all shades of green, olive and myrtle and nile; all shades ofred, scarlet and magenta and cardinal, the fiery red cooling into gray, and thegray warming into ruby. Now amethyst seems about t
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