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Book 31. (7 results) Conspirators of Gor (Context Quote)

Chapter # Sentence # Quote
8 1823 Sometimes the towers seem to be giants, standing proudly, independent and mighty, soaring to the sky, touching clouds, their feet in garbage.
8 1824 Much depends, of course, on the district.
8 1825 In many respects Ar is a city of wonder, of beauty and grace, of soaring towers, large parks and gardens, and broad boulevards.
8 1826 It is in terms of those that one numbers her amongst the "high cities".
8 1827 But she is, too, a city in which poverty and wealth, surfeit and want, cleanliness and dirt, may be juxtaposed.
8 1828 A silken palanquin, with closed curtains, may be borne through slime.
8 1829 Here and there women, unattended, grace the bridges in their promenades, while below a troop of guardsmen may tread with care.
Sometimes the towers seem to be giants, standing proudly, independent and mighty, soaring to the sky, touching clouds, their feet in garbage. Much depends, of course, on the district. In many respects Ar is a city of wonder, of beauty and grace, of soaring towers, large parks and gardens, and broad boulevards. It is in terms of those that one numbers her amongst the "high cities". But she is, too, a city in which poverty and wealth, surfeit and want, cleanliness and dirt, may be juxtaposed. A silken palanquin, with closed curtains, may be borne through slime. Here and there women, unattended, grace the bridges in their promenades, while below a troop of guardsmen may tread with care. - (Conspirators of Gor, Chapter )