“ Men, declaring that she inspires them to it, move joyfully over the surface, having the most delightful meetings with other men, happy, not because they are masculine, but because they are alive. ”
E. M. Forster, A Room with a View (1908). copy citation
| Author | E. M. Forster |
|---|---|
| Source | A Room with a View |
| Topic | surface |
| Date | 1908 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2641/2641-h/2641-h.htm |
Context
“She too is enamoured of heavy winds, and vast panoramas, and green expanses of the sea. She has marked the kingdom of this world, how full it is of wealth, and beauty, and war--a radiant crust, built around the central fires, spinning towards the receding heavens. Men, declaring that she inspires them to it, move joyfully over the surface, having the most delightful meetings with other men, happy, not because they are masculine, but because they are alive. Before the show breaks up she would like to drop the august title of the Eternal Woman, and go there as her transitory self. Lucy does not stand for the medieval lady, who was rather an ideal to which she was bidden to lift her eyes when feeling serious.”
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