Renouard set his direction by a big star that, dipping on the horizon, seemed to look curiously in his face. On this swim back he felt the mournful fatigue of all that length of the traversed road, which brought him no nearer to his desire. It was as... Within the Tides: Tales - Page 91by Joseph Conrad - 1916 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
| Joseph Conrad - 1925 - 380 pages
...Renouard set his direction by a big star that, dipping on the horizon, seemed to look curiously in his face. On this swim back he felt the mournful fatigue...the thought: "They will think I dared not face them andconunittedsuicide," caused a revolt of his mind which carried him on. He returned on board, as he... | |
| Theodore Billy - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 310 pages
...as if his love had sapped the invisible supports of his strength. There came a moment when it seemed that he must have swum beyond the confines of life....sensation of eternity close at hand, demanding no effort—offering its peace. (WT, 62) Conrad's transcendental rhetoric mocks the puny status of the... | |
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