In Arcady . gs that live within thewide empire of Nature. As he satthere, with whitened locks but withthe heart of youth, tranquil and ex-pectant, the light shone on the pathby which he had come and it lay be-fore him like a road across a rollingcountry upon which one looks downfrom some friendly hill. Far offagainst the horizon he saw the boy, [123] breaking joyfully into the vast play-ground of childhood, where themightiest forces sport with childrenand the most significant and impres-sive forms become the symbols oftheir young fancies ; and he caughtonce more the piercing tones of thepipes
In Arcady . gs that live within thewide empire of Nature. As he satthere, with whitened locks but withthe heart of youth, tranquil and ex-pectant, the light shone on the pathby which he had come and it lay be-fore him like a road across a rollingcountry upon which one looks downfrom some friendly hill. Far offagainst the horizon he saw the boy, [123] breaking joyfully into the vast play-ground of childhood, where themightiest forces sport with childrenand the most significant and impres-sive forms become the symbols oftheir young fancies ; and he caughtonce more the piercing tones of thepipes of the Faun. And travelling along the road, heovertook the youth, eager, exultant,open-eyed, running with swift feet,his soul kindling into a great flameand the familiar landscape changinginto fairyland at the touch of themaster magician; and again, as ofold, there came the flooding mel-ody, streaming up from the heartof things, which swept from thelyre of the god and ran to theends of the world. [ 124 ] o 4. Without, the stillness of the winter night
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