Gazing around, looking up at the lofty pinnacles above, which seemed to pierce the sky, looking down upon the world,--it seemed the whole world, so limitless it stretched away at her feet,--feeling that infinite unspeakable sense of nearness to Heaven, remoteness from earth which comes only on mountain heights, she drew in a long breath of delight, and cried: "At last! at last, Alessandro! Here we are safe! This is freedom! This is joy!

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About Helen Hunt Jackson, Ramona

Helen Hunt Jackson, Ramona.

Themes

  • Beauty — Appreciating aesthetics, grace, and the sublime
  • History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation
  • Nature — Appreciation for the natural world and our place within it

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