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CHAPTER I A KING'S DAUGHTER
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"I come from Eden," cried the preacher; "even from the Island of Koiau, which floats as a green leaf upon the untroubled sea. There reigneth eternal summer, but there reigneth not the Eternal God in the hearts of the heathen. Koiau is one of the dark places of the earth. There 'every prospect1 pleases, and only man is vile2.' Yet the Lord hath not forgotten His people. The light of the gospel glimmers3 amid the gloom, and ours, brethren, must be the task of pouring oil into the lamp, that the flame may illuminate4 those who walk in darkness. Buli, the High Chief of the island, inclines his ear to the words of Salvation5. He hath given a hostage to the Lord. Yea, verily; for doth not his only child abide6 in the tabernacles of Zion?--dwelleth she not in the land of Goshen? Tera she was: Bithiah she is, which, being interpreted, meaneth 'daughter of the Lord.' She, a brand plucked from the burning, shall yet herald7 the dawn of pure religion in her heathen cradle. 'It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing.'"
The speaker, whose zeal8 thus confused his metaphors9, was a herculean, weather-beaten man of some fifty years. He was clothed in rough blue serge. Wind and spray had reddened his rugged10 face. His hair and short beard, iron-grey and grizzled, were in disorder11, and the light of enthusiasm brightened his deep-set grey eyes, peering from under their shaggy brows. He had the appearance of a sea-captain; and his
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metaphors
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隐喻( metaphor的名词复数 ) | |
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chapel
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whitewashed
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missionary
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admiration
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偶像( idol的名词复数 ); 受崇拜的人或物; 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物; 神像 | |
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idol
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nostrils
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eloquence
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scowled
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limestone
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crumbling
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lagoon
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色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 | |
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awe
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squire
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ardently
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cane
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rev
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expounder
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guardian
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detested
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imploring
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defiant
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dread
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vigilant
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rejection
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fervently
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conversion
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hymn
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winking
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intoxicating
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shrugged
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grumbled
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