“The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting.”
Source: The Red Badge of Courage (1895), Ch. 1 First lines.
Context: The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting. As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors.
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American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist 1871–1900Related quotes
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