"Unconsuming" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... fortresses that Titans might defend, And amphitheatres where Gods might strive. Cathedrals, buttressed with unnumbered tiers Of ruddy rock, lift to the sapphire sky A single spire of marble pure as snow; And huge aerial palaces arise Like mountains built of unconsuming flame. Along the weathered walls, or standing deep In riven valleys where no foot may tread, Are lonely pillars, and tall monuments Of perished aeons and forgotten things. My sight is baffled by the wide array Of countless forms: my vision reels and swims Above ...
— Songs Out of Doors • Henry Van Dyke |
