"Fantom" Quotes from Famous Books
... thick with towns and cities which had been erected for the occasion, filled with a busy population which swarmed along the riverside to greet the sovereign with applause. It was only a chain of fantom towns and cities, made of painted wood and canvas; but while Catharine was there they were very real, seeming to have solid buildings, magnificent arches, bustling industries, and beautiful stretches of fertile country. No human being ever wrought ... — Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete - The Romance of Devotion • Lyndon Orr |