Venice, the city of the sea . XIX TOMBS OF THE FRARI HERE ARE THE TOMBS OF THE DOGES RESTING FROMTHEIR RULE. THEY SEEM PONDERING STILL AS THEYLIE, CARVED IN STATELY MARBLE DEATH, CONTEM-PLATING THE PAST WITH THEIR CALM BROWS ANDHOOKED NOSES. Miss Thackeray (Lady Ritchie).. ^^pp? THE TOWER THE VAST TOWER OF ST MARK SEEMS TO LIFT ITSELFVISIBLY FORTH FROM THE LEVEL FIELD OF CHEQUER-ED STONES : AND, ON EACH SIDE, THE COUNTLESSARCHES PROLONG THEMSELVES INTO RANGED SYM-METRY, AS IF THE RUGGED AND IRREGULAR HOUSESTHAT PRESSED TOGETHER ABOVE US IN THE DARKALLEY HAD BEEN STRUCK BACK INTO SUDDEN OBEDI-E
Venice, the city of the sea . XIX TOMBS OF THE FRARI HERE ARE THE TOMBS OF THE DOGES RESTING FROMTHEIR RULE. THEY SEEM PONDERING STILL AS THEYLIE, CARVED IN STATELY MARBLE DEATH, CONTEM-PLATING THE PAST WITH THEIR CALM BROWS ANDHOOKED NOSES. Miss Thackeray (Lady Ritchie).. ^^pp? THE TOWER THE VAST TOWER OF ST MARK SEEMS TO LIFT ITSELFVISIBLY FORTH FROM THE LEVEL FIELD OF CHEQUER-ED STONES : AND, ON EACH SIDE, THE COUNTLESSARCHES PROLONG THEMSELVES INTO RANGED SYM-METRY, AS IF THE RUGGED AND IRREGULAR HOUSESTHAT PRESSED TOGETHER ABOVE US IN THE DARKALLEY HAD BEEN STRUCK BACK INTO SUDDEN OBEDI-ENCE AND LOVELY ORDER, AND ALL THEIR RUDECASEMENTS AND BROKEN WALLS HAD BEEN TRANS-FORMED INTO ARCHES CHARGED WITH GOODLY SCULP-TURE AND FLUTED SHAFTS OF DELICATE STONE. John Ruskin.
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