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Moreover this sequence, being a sequence, will awaken expectation of repetition, hence sense of rythm; the long chain of peaks will seem to perform a dance, they will furl and unfurl like waves.

From The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics by Lee, Vernon

The wise mariner will furl his sails before the winds blow too strong.

From Success (Second Edition) by Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron