Chapter 29 (The Battle on the Plain) "Each Man is in his Spectre's power Untill the arrival of that hour, When his Humanity awake" (William Blake) Chapter 30 (The Clouded Mountain) "Farr off th' Empyreal Heav'n, extended wide In circuit, undertimed square or round, With Opal Towrs and Battlements adorn'd Of living Saphire' (John Milton) From Paradise Lost, book 2. Chapter 31 (Authority's end) "For empire is no more, and now the Lion & wolf shall cease" (William Blake) From America: a Prophecy. Chapter 32 (Morning) "The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..." (William Blake) From America: a Prophecy. Chapter 33 (Marzipan) "Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie." (George Herbert) From Virtue. Chapter 34 (There is Now) "Shew you all alive the world where every particle of dust breathes forth its joy" (William Blake) From Europe: a Prophecy. Chapter 35 (Over the Hills and Far Away) "Because the birthday of my life Is come, my love is come to me." (Christina Rossetti) From "A birthday". Chapter 36 (The Broken Arrow) "But Fate does iron wedges drive, And always crowds itself betwixt." (Andrew Marvell) From "The Definition of Love". Chapter 37 (The Dunes) "My soul, do not seek immortal life, but exhaust the realm of the possible." (Pindar) |
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Quotes From the UK Edition of The Amber Spyglass Note- These quotes appear at the beginning of each chapter in The Amber Spyglass. Anything written in green in information I added to help you locate the quote. Soon I'll add links to more information on the quotes and the complete texts where possible. |
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