The Lily's Quest (From "Twice Told Tales")
Nathaniel Hawthorne · English
Nathaniel Hawthorne's gentle allegorical sketch from Twice-Told Tales (1837).
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's gentle allegorical sketch from Twice-Told Tales (1837). Two young lovers, Adam Forrester and his fragile fiancée Lilias Fay—whom he calls Lily—set out to choose a site on her family estate for a Temple of Happiness. They are shadowed by an old, melancholy relative, Walter Gascoigne, who finds reason for sorrow at every spot they consider. The story unfolds in Hawthorne's most lyrical mode, exploring how joy must always reckon with the certainty of grief.
The Lily's Quest (From "Twice Told Tales")
Nathaniel Hawthorne · English
Nathaniel Hawthorne's gentle allegorical sketch from Twice-Told Tales (1837).
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TWICE TOLD TALES THE LILY’S QUEST By Nathaniel Hawthorne Two lovers, once upon a time, had planned a little summer-house, in the form of an antique temple, which it was their purpose to consecrate to all manner of refined and innocent enjoyments. There they would hold pleasant intercourse with one another, and the circle of their familiar friends; there they would give festivals of delicious fruit; there they would hear li
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's gentle allegorical sketch from Twice-Told Tales (1837). Two young lovers, Adam Forrester and his fragile fiancée Lilias Fay—whom he calls Lily—set out to choose a site on her family estate for a Temple of Happiness. They are shadowed by an old, melancholy relative, Walter Gascoigne, who finds reason for sorrow at every spot they consider. The story unfolds in Hawthorne's most lyrical mode, exploring how joy must always reckon with the certainty of grief.
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