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Page 469
... FACE NE afternoon , when the sun was going down , a mother and her little boy sat at the door of their cottage , talking about the Great Stone Face . They had but to lift their eyes , and there it was plainly to be seen , though miles ...
... FACE NE afternoon , when the sun was going down , a mother and her little boy sat at the door of their cottage , talking about the Great Stone Face . They had but to lift their eyes , and there it was plainly to be seen , though miles ...
Page 470
... face , with all its original divinity intact , did they appear ; until , as it dim in the distance , with the clouds and glorified vapour grew of the mountains clustering about it , the Great Stone Face seemed positively to be alive ...
... face , with all its original divinity intact , did they appear ; until , as it dim in the distance , with the clouds and glorified vapour grew of the mountains clustering about it , the Great Stone Face seemed positively to be alive ...
Page 487
... Face . And now as he read stanzas that caused the soul to thrill within him , he lifted his eyes to the vast coun- tenance beaming on him so benignantly . " O majestic friend , " he murmured , addressing the Great Stone Face , " is not ...
... Face . And now as he read stanzas that caused the soul to thrill within him , he lifted his eyes to the vast coun- tenance beaming on him so benignantly . " O majestic friend , " he murmured , addressing the Great Stone Face , " is not ...
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