rising-dark

Updated: May 1, 2025

Imagine yourself in a ship, large among vessels, but a mere cork upon the waters of that mighty main. On every side, turn where you would, a huge mountain of irregular form was rising-dark, smooth, of unbroken surface, but seeming about to burst from over-extension.

Charlotte Elizabeth - Personal Recollections: Abridged, Chiefly in Parts Pertaining to Political and Other: Controversies Prevalent at the Time in Great Britain