. Inglenook, The (1911) . fall in with a merry company: elevenladies and five gentlemen, who haddriven over the thirty or forty miles fromBuena Vista, in Rockbridge were all going to spend the nighton the Peak, in order that we might be-hold the sunrise. And the sunrise was glorious, even be-yond description. It is said that John-Randolph once spent the night on theseelevated rocks, attended by no one buthis colored servant. When in the morn-ing he had witnessed the splendid scene—the King of Day unbarring the Orientliant light—lie turned to his servant,having no other person to whom
. Inglenook, The (1911) . fall in with a merry company: elevenladies and five gentlemen, who haddriven over the thirty or forty miles fromBuena Vista, in Rockbridge were all going to spend the nighton the Peak, in order that we might be-hold the sunrise. And the sunrise was glorious, even be-yond description. It is said that John-Randolph once spent the night on theseelevated rocks, attended by no one buthis colored servant. When in the morn-ing he had witnessed the splendid scene—the King of Day unbarring the Orientliant light—lie turned to his servant,having no other person to whom hecould speak, and having thoughts toofull for silence, and charged him, saying, Never from this time believe any manwho may tell you there is no flooding the world with bril- But, glorious as was the sunrise, themoonlight of the preceding night was tome even more splendid and the sun sank in fading glory behindthe distant Alleghanies, and the twilightshadows began to steal across the val-. Sharp Top, Peaks of Otter. 938 The Inglenook leys, the silver-decked goddess of thesummer night unveiled her face in thedistant east and greeted us with aqueenly smile. It was not the crudeDiana of Ephesus, but the classic Ar-temis, sister to the far-darting could imagine old Ben Jonsonperched upon a height of Albion and ec-statically singing: Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,Now the sun is laid to sleep;Seated in thy silver chair State in wonted manner keep:Hesperus entreats thy light,Goddess excellently bright. The party on the pinnacles of SharpTop, too, were moved to sing that we sang; not the lays of Jonsonto a heathen myth, but the songs thathave become a part of the world-wideanthem of Christendom. As we satthere in the moonlight upon the exaltedrocks, the hearts of all seemed filled witha spirit of praise, leaping out in answerto the great Builder of the world; andthere upon that oratory of the moun-tains, that wind-swept choir
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