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" Like a beautiful and unscrupulous woman, the sea of the past was glorious in its smiles, irresistible in its anger, capricious, enticing, illogical, irresponsible; a thing to love, a thing to fear. "
An outcast of the islands - Page 12
by Joseph Conrad - 1924
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University Lectures Delivered by Members of the ..., Volume 3; Volumes 1915-1916

University of Pennsylvania - Astronomy - 1916 - 592 pages
...because they could look at eternity reflected on the element that gave the life and dealt the blow. Like a beautiful and unscrupulous woman, the sea of...gently into boundless faith ; then with quick and ceaseless anger it killed. But its cruelty was redeemed by the charm of its inscrutable mystery, by...
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An Outcast of the Islands

Joseph Conrad - Betrayal - 1925 - 394 pages
...goal of his ambition. Hudig's partner! Before going up the steps of his house he stood for awhile, his feet well apart, chin in hand, contemplating mentally...thing to love, a thing to fear. It cast a spell, it gave1 joy, it lulled gently into boundless faith; then with quick and causeless anger it killed. But...
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Old Sailing Ship Days: From Forecastle to Quarter-deck

John D. Whidden - Science - 1925 - 404 pages
...or to a sudden grave without needing to open the book of life, because they could look at eternity on the element that gave the life and dealt the death....anger, capricious, enticing, illogical, irresponsible. It cast a spell, it gave joy, it lulled gently into boundless faith; then with quick and causeless...
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Rule of Darkness: British Literature and Imperialism, 1830–1914

Patrick Brantlinger - History - 1988 - 326 pages
...once mated with the "strong men" of the past, has been prostituted to modern commerce and technology: Like a beautiful and unscrupulous woman, the sea of the past was glorious. ... It cast a spell ... its cruelty was redeemed by the charm of its inscrutable mystery, by the immensity...
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Brüchiges Seemannsgarn: Mündlichkeit und Schriftlichkeit im Werk Joseph Conrads

Julika Griem - 1995 - 348 pages
...gerade hier die See auch als ein weibliches Element: The sea, O Nina, is like a woman's heart. (AF 141). Like a beautiful and unscrupulous woman, the sea of...irresistible in its anger, capricious, enticing, illogical, inesponsible; a thing to love, a thing to fear. It cast a spcll, it gave joy, it lulled gcntly into...
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