Phantastes · a short reading
A passage from Phantastes.
Scottish · English
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A fierce struggle arose in Cosmo’s bosom. Now she was in his power. She did not dislike him at least; and he could see her when he would. To break the mirror would be to destroy his very life, to banish out of his universe the only glory it possessed. The whole world would be but a prison, if he annihilated the one window that looked into the paradise of love. Not yet pure in love, he hesitated.
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Creator: George MacDonald
Nationality / cultural background: Scottish
Work / edition: 1858
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In the source: CHAPTER I.; paragraph 387 in the selected body section
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