athrong

Updated: May 21, 2025

But this phenomenon to-day was perfectly exhibited. Like a mirage on the wilderness, like Fata Morgana's palace ascending from the deep, the pure and noble vision stayed suspense 'twixt heaven and ocean. At the same time the breeze failed, and we rowed slowly between Procida and Capo Miseno a space in old-world history athrong with Cæsar's navies.

John Addington Symonds - New Italian sketches