Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
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=Dissolution.= Like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve; And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. 569 SHAKS.: _Tempest,_ Act iv., Sc. 1. =Distance.= 'T is distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue. 570 CAMPBELL: _Pl. of Hope,_ Pt. i., Line 7. Sweetest melodies Are those that are by distance made more sweet. 571 WORDSWORTH: _Personal Talk,_ St. 2. =Distrust.= The saddest thing that can befall a soul |
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