"Outspread" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... glorious realm outspread— Yon stretching valleys, green and gay, And yon free hill-tops, o'er whose head The loose white ...
— Selections From American Poetry • Various
... those who might seek excitement at the sea, this little retreat would have proved insufferably dull; but to those who brought their resources with them in heart, mind, and purpose, there was all that could be needed to cheer, elevate, and delight,—the grand old ocean, outspread in its vast dignity of space; the invigorating breezes; the passing ships; the glories of the most magnificent of nature's painters, even the sun himself, who spread his tints of gold, crimson, and purple ...
— Amos Huntingdon • T.P. Wilson
... face, and as they had reached the door of the cabin nestled beneath the Fort, where John Alden and his friend abode, Standish entered, leaving the future governor to feast his eyes upon the wider view outspread at his feet. Climbing still further to the platform of the Fort, he stood lost in reverie, his eyes fixed upon the lonely Mayflower, sole occupant of the harbor, as she clumsily rode at anchor tossing upon the ...
— Standish of Standish - A story of the Pilgrims • Jane G. Austin
... wandered moaning. Till his soul and frame, In painful rest compelled, full oft lay still, And suffered only. Then all suddenly A light would break from forth an inward well— God shone within him, and the sun arose. And to its windows went the soul and looked:— Lo! o'er the bosom of the outspread earth Flowed the first waves of ...
— A Hidden Life and Other Poems • George MacDonald
... in the stable below. He felt refreshed, cozily drowsy, and he did a shameless thing, a trick of vagrants and road-wallopers: he put his thumb to his nose, aimed his hand toward the supposititious location of the farmer below, and twirled his outspread fingers in a flickering manner. It is believed that he intended to convey spirited defiance, or possibly insult, by this amazing gesture. He grinned contentedly and went to sleep again.... Fortunately Mother was asleep ...
— The Innocents - A Story for Lovers • Sinclair Lewis
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