Ярмарка тщеславия

Am Rhein

           PleasantRhinegardens!Fairscenesofpeaceandsunshinenoblepurplemountains,whosecrestsarereflectedinthemagnificentstreamwhohaseverseenyouthathasnotagratefulmemoryofthosescenesoffriendlyreposeandbeauty?TolaydownthepenandeventothinkofthatbeautifulRhinelandmakesonehappy.Atthistimeofsummerevening,thecowsaretroopingdownfromthehills,lowingandwiththeirbellstinkling,totheoldtown,withitsoldmoats,andgates,andspires,andchestnut-trees,withlongblueshadowsstretchingoverthegrass;theskyandtheriverbelowflameincrimsonandgold;andthemoonisalreadyout,lookingpaletowardsthesunset.Thesunsinksbehindthegreatcastle-crestedmountains,thenightfallssuddenly,therivergrowsdarkeranddarker,lightsquiverinitfromthewindowsintheoldramparts,andtwinklepeacefullyinthevillagesunderthehillsontheoppositeshore.

           SoJosusedtogotosleepagooddealwithhisbandannaoverhisfaceandbeverycomfortable,andreadalltheEnglishnews,andeverywordofGalignani’sadmirablenewspaper(maytheblessingsofallEnglishmenwhohaveeverbeenabroadrestonthefoundersandproprietorsofthatpiraticalprint!)andwhetherhewokeorslept,hisfriendsdidnotverymuchmisshim.Yes,theywereveryhappy.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1100 из 1227