Outing . MOOREA BY HUGO PARTON PAINTINGS AND SKETCHES BY CHARLES SARKA It is an isle twixt Heaven, Air, Earth and Sea,Cradled and hung in clear tranquility. —Shelley. Somewhereon the sea ofdreams nearlyevery one ofus has found-ed a magicisle—the landof hearts de-sire—with itsfairy moun-tains clothedin softestgreen; white,palm-shadedbeach; a la-. Mal goon of warm sea water filled with Ara-bian Nights fishes; smiling natives wreathedwith flowers. Since Eden was lost thepoets have sung of such spots buildedfrom their longings: in Epipsychidion,Shelley flew away on the back of an alba-tross to an
Outing . MOOREA BY HUGO PARTON PAINTINGS AND SKETCHES BY CHARLES SARKA It is an isle twixt Heaven, Air, Earth and Sea,Cradled and hung in clear tranquility. —Shelley. Somewhereon the sea ofdreams nearlyevery one ofus has found-ed a magicisle—the landof hearts de-sire—with itsfairy moun-tains clothedin softestgreen; white,palm-shadedbeach; a la-. Mal goon of warm sea water filled with Ara-bian Nights fishes; smiling natives wreathedwith flowers. Since Eden was lost thepoets have sung of such spots buildedfrom their longings: in Epipsychidion,Shelley flew away on the back of an alba-tross to an island . . where the pebble-paven shoreUnder the faint, quick kisses of the seaTrembles and sparkles as with ecstasy. These dream trips always end in a sigh—Ah! that there were such a place, and Icould be there. Ay, but there is and youcan. It actually exists, for I am there,awake, in a dream come true. And evenas you were sighing, it lay basking in thesunshine, fanned by the gentle trade wind,more beautiful in reality than ever couldbe woven from the fabric of dreams—Moorea of the South Seas. Here and now make a vow that yourfuture life shall be lived toward one end—to visit Moorea. Beside it the island of Santa Catalina becomes a barren waste,and Capri a rubbish heap. Take the mostlurid tourist pamphlet you ever saw aboutsome f
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