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tg. 389

A list of 10 words by wildrose.

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The while, beneath the downpour and the sunbeams, the Castle hollow as a tongueless bell, its corroded shell dripping or gleaming with the ephemeral weather, arose in immemorial defiance of the changing airs, and skies. Those were but films of altering light and hue: sunbeam shifting into moonbeam; the wafted leaf into the wafted snow; the musk into tooth of icicle. These but the transient changes on its skin: each hour a pulse more - a shade less: a lizard basking and a robin frozen.

- M. Peake

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  • palooka commented on the list tg-389

    Such beautiful writing & you've highlighted such powerful & evocative phrases. Good work!

    July 7, 2007

  • seanahan commented on the list tg-389

    I would also highlight ephemeral in this phrase.

    July 7, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the list tg-389

    Very nice, wildrose. Thanks for posting this.

    July 8, 2007

  • wildrose commented on the list tg-389

    Thanks all, Peake is my favourite writer (and his books have the best words.)

    Seanahan, yeah I like ephemeral I don't know why I didn't highlight it at first. Throughout the book I love how Peake sets up comparisons with the castle as timeless, in this case ephemeral weather vs immemorial defiance. I also love his descriptions of weather in general which capture its wild power and beauty.

    July 12, 2007