Pieces of Eight
Pieces of Eight
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Was there any business of human importance from whichhe could not be diverted by a quotation from Homer or Virgil orShakespeare? But he was soon in the saddle again.
"Well, " he resumed, "one day, some seven years ago, in a little cavebelow the orange trees, grubbing about as I am fond of doing, I cameupon a beautiful old box of beaten copper, sunk deep among the roots ofa fig tree. It was strong, but it seemed too dainty for a pirate--somegreat lady's jewel box more likely--Calypso shall show ...it to uspresently. On opening it--what do you think? It spilled over with goldendoubloons--among which were submerged some fine jewels, such as this tiering you see me wearing. Actually, it was no great treasure, at amonetary calculation--certainly no fortune--but from our romantic pointof view, as belonging to the race of Eternal Children, it was El Dorado, Aladdin's lamp, the mines of Peru, the whole sunken Spanish Main, glimmering fifty fathoms deep in mother-of-pearl and the moon. It wasthe very Secret Rose of Romance; and, also, mark you, it was somemoney--O!
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Was there any business of human importance from whichhe could not be diverted by a quotation from Homer or Virgil orShakespeare? But he was soon in the saddle again.
"Well, " he resumed, "one day, some seven years ago, in a little cavebelow the orange trees, grubbing about as I am fond of doing, I cameupon a beautiful old box of beaten copper, sunk deep among the roots ofa fig tree. It was strong, but it seemed too dainty for a pirate--somegreat lady's jewel box more likely--Calypso shall show ...it to uspresently. On opening it--what do you think? It spilled over with goldendoubloons--among which were submerged some fine jewels, such as this tiering you see me wearing. Actually, it was no great treasure, at amonetary calculation--certainly no fortune--but from our romantic pointof view, as belonging to the race of Eternal Children, it was El Dorado, Aladdin's lamp, the mines of Peru, the whole sunken Spanish Main, glimmering fifty fathoms deep in mother-of-pearl and the moon. It wasthe very Secret Rose of Romance; and, also, mark you, it was somemoney--O!
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Le Gallienne Richard to read onlineMoreLess
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