“ Nature knows how to garnish a ruin to get the best effect. ”
Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad (1880). copy citation
| Author | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Source | A Tramp Abroad |
| Topic | ruin good |
| Date | 1880 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/119/119-h/119-h.htm |
Context
“It stands upon a commanding elevation, it is buried in green woods, there is no level ground about it, but, on the contrary, there are wooded terraces upon terraces, and one looks down through shining leaves into profound chasms and abysses where twilight reigns and the sun cannot intrude. Nature knows how to garnish a ruin to get the best effect. One of these old towers is split down the middle, and one half has tumbled aside. It tumbled in such a way as to establish itself in a picturesque attitude. Then all it lacked was a fitting drapery, and Nature has furnished that;”
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