. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. evated demeanor, his air of authority, his kindling eyes and the persuasive intona-tions of his voice. How must they have given majesty and force to his words, as cast-ing aside his maps and charts, and discarding for a time his practical and scientificlore, his visionary spirit took fire at the doctrinal objections of his opponents, and hemet them upon their own ground ! Washington Irvings Columbus. The old story of Columbus demonstrating to the council the possibility of makingan egg stand on end is illustrated in the accompanying engra
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. evated demeanor, his air of authority, his kindling eyes and the persuasive intona-tions of his voice. How must they have given majesty and force to his words, as cast-ing aside his maps and charts, and discarding for a time his practical and scientificlore, his visionary spirit took fire at the doctrinal objections of his opponents, and hemet them upon their own ground ! Washington Irvings Columbus. The old story of Columbus demonstrating to the council the possibility of makingan egg stand on end is illustrated in the accompanying engraving. The action was inreply to the contemptuous observation of a fellow-guest that, since it was well-knownthat the earth was round, no genius was required to circumnavigate it, or to conceivethe idea that there must be continents upon the other side. Columbus made no verbalrejoinder, but presently bantered his companions to make an egg stand on end. Whenthe futile sport had been carried on for awhile, he broke the end of his egg and left COLUMBUS AND HIS EGG. COMAL AND CALBINA 251 COMEDY OF ERRORS son of Albion, chief of a hundred loved Oalbina (daughter of Conlech),who was beloved by Grumal also. Oneday, tired out by the chase, Comal andGallbina rested in the cave of Roman; butere long a deer appeared, and Comal wentforth to shoot it. Duiing his absence,Galbina dressed herself in armor to tryhis love, and strode from the thought it was Grumal, let fly anarrow, and she f eU. The chief too late dis-covered his mistake, rushed to battle, andwas slain.—Ossian, Fingal, ii. Comala, daughter of Sarno, king ofInistore (tJie Orkneys). She feU in lovewith Fingal at a feast to which Sarno hadinvited him after his return from Den-mark or Lochlin (Fingal, iii.). Disguisedas a youth, Comala followed him, andbegged to be employed in his wars; butwas detected by HidaUan, son of Lamor,whose love she had slighted. Fingal wasabout to marry her when he was call
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