A moment, and its glory was no more.  The sun went down beneath the long dark lines of hill and cloud which piled up in the west an airy city, wall heaped on wall, and battlement on battlement; the light was all withdrawn; the shining church turned cold and dark; the stream forgot to smile; the birds were silent; and the gloom of winter dwelt on everything. ~  Martin Chuzzlewit by  Charles Dickens  
 
  
	
	
  
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