Thomas Hardy Quote

There is a size ate at which dignity begins; further on there is a size at which grandeur begins; further on there is a size at which solemnity begins; further on, a size at which awfulness begins; further on, a size at which ghastliness begins. That size faintly approaches the size of the stellar universe.

Two on a Tower, Chapter IV (p. 35), Harper & Brothers.

There is a size ate at which dignity begins; further on there is a size at which grandeur begins; further on there is a size at which solemnity...

There is a size ate at which dignity begins; further on there is a size at which grandeur begins; further on there is a size at which solemnity...

There is a size ate at which dignity begins; further on there is a size at which grandeur begins; further on there is a size at which solemnity...

There is a size ate at which dignity begins; further on there is a size at which grandeur begins; further on there is a size at which solemnity...