'He spread his tents upon the grassy plain / Which, eastward widening like the open main, / Showed the first whiteness 'neath the morning star.'
Title
'He spread his tents upon the grassy plain / Which, eastward widening like the open main, / Showed the first whiteness 'neath the morning star.'
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of a group of tents and palm trees on a flat, grassy field. The sky is cloudy and beginning to dawn.
Description
Jubal builds his pasture where he shepherds sheep and cows.
Illustrator
Unknown
Contributor
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), border designer
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1888
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Work Illustrated
The Legend of Jubal (Poetry)
Citation
Unknown, 'He spread his tents upon the grassy plain / Which, eastward widening like the open main, / Showed the first whiteness 'neath the morning star.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83470
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