42.
No fretted and panelled ceilings hung over them, but as they lay beneath the open sky the stars glided quietly above them, and the firmament, night’s noble pageant, marched swiftly by, conducting its mighty task in silence.
For them by day, as well as by night, the visions of this most glorious abode were free and open.
It was their joy to watch the constellations as they sank from mid-heaven, and others, again, as they rose from their hidden abodes.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the part played by philosophy in the progress of man
Location: Chapter 90, Section 42
Content:
42.
No fretted and panelled ceilings hung over them, but as they lay beneath the open sky the stars glided quietly above them, and the firmament, night’s noble pageant, marched swiftly by, conducting its mighty task in silence.
For them by day, as well as by night, the visions of this most glorious abode were free and open.
It was their joy to watch the constellations as they sank from mid-heaven, and others, again, as they rose from their hidden abodes.