Footnote 636: This serious contemplation of street-scenery is one of the pleasures of the Harems.
That yellow, level light has, in my mind, something undefinably glorious and melancholy, such as to make almost any scenery interesting, and my solitary walk was delightful.
He celebrated his last great defeat with a pic-nic in the romantic scenery of Nolton, where he and his comrades in disaster had a roaring evening, and no end of 'chaff' When he and Jos.
People must love and sympathise very thoroughly, I think, to enjoy natural scenery together.
To my eye there is no sceneryso sweet as this, at least to breakfast by.
The sound of the oak door closing heavily behind him and John Hughes, and the key revolving in the lock recalled him, and with a sigh and a smile, and a kindly nod to John, he looked up and round on the familiar and pretty scenery undecided.
It was a sunny day, and the air still; and the open heath contrasted pleasantly with the sombre and confined scenery of Redman's Dell; and altogether Rachel was glad now that she had made the effort, and come with her cousin.
Most of the way on the beautiful journey through Lochaber I leaned with my head out of the window, drinking in the gorgeous air and admiring the luxurious scenery of the mountain side.
I cast idly once or twice, content to revel in the delight of holding a rod in my hand once more, intoxicated with the air and the scenery and the sunshine (What a good thing the fish in the west "like it bright!
The nerved and ever-exercised arm of free labor has changed a landscape wild and savage as the night scenery of Salvator Rosa into one of pastoral beauty,--the abode of independence and happiness.
I looked upon the grandest scenery of the world, without even thinking of its grandeur, caring for nothing but to leave it behind, as another obstacle gone by.
Rain has a sound, and has too a scenery of its own, but snow envelops and hides away everything, never does one feel so utterly alone as in the midst of a fall of snow.
By and by, the scenery became strange to her; the Bodensee looking smaller and narrower in the distance, and foreign hills rising before her, to hide the proud and familiar shape of the hill, which was her home.
At dawn in the morning we were on deck; the character had not altered of the scenery about the river.
There were many kind inquiries and much sympathy expressed, on the subject of my nautical accident, and some remarks upon the wild scenery of the neighborhood, with which the ladies seemed perfectly acquainted.
But think what must have been the effect of such a course of reading on a youth of my temperament and turn of mind; indulged, too, amid romantic scenery and in the romantic season of the year.
It is a long, dreary drive too, with no scenery worth looking at on the route, even could you discern it through the dense clouds of dust which envelop you from its commencement to its close.
The scenery is beautiful here, but I fear it will be locked up in winter by the time you come.
The views are magnificent--the valleys so beautiful, the scenery so peaceful.
My father's letters, which I will give here, tell of his trials and troubles, and describe at the same time the beauty of the scenery and some of the military movements.
He took them out beyond the fair-grounds, from which point there is one of the grandest stretches of mountain scenery in the world.
The scenery along the river will no doubt be cheering and agreeable.
He looks well, is quiet, and has been copying points ofscenery in the neighbourhood.
Take from our lives our judgments on beauty, so that we may call no music marvelous, no poetry inspiring, no scenery sublime, and some of the most intimate and assured convictions we possess will have to go.
After this, Landseer visited Scotland nearly every year, charmed by its scenery and enjoying the hospitality of the nobles.
Crossing the bridge, she let her glance wander along the green stretches of meadow beyond, with lovely glimpses of river scenery and wooded landscape.
I should think the ghosts of the departed who are buried here would like to come back, if only to see the scenery again," remarked Mary.
Even scenery must have an aristocratic sanction before it could be considered beautiful by Mrs. Jones.
It filled one with a thrill of delight to be able to get round among the men in the trenches, where the familiar scenery of Sanctuary Wood, Armagh Wood, Maple Copse and the Ravine will always remain impressed upon one's memory.
The scenery was beautifully painted and the electric lights and foot-lights well arranged.
Illustration: 0047] To Ralph the scenery appealed with deep solemnity.
Before we reach this bridge the wild Glen Grudidh, which is one of the most telling features in the scenery of Gairloch, has come in view.
This approach to Gairloch not only includes the scenery of Glen Torridon, but also that of Glen Shieldaig, which is very fine, and well worth seeing.
Here, from the Torridon sandstone, a magnificent view may be had of the whole remarkable country, with its striking scenery and interesting geology, exhibited at a glance.
The famous Loch Maree (with the small but romantic islet known as Isle Maree) is surrounded by the finest scenery in the parish.
The special character of its scenery is very well seen round Loch Assynt, and is well presented in the parish of Gairloch.
Embarking at the pier, we rowed slowly up the smooth lake, enjoying the scenery and passing several islands, the haunts of some of our rarer birds.
Geology andScenery of the North of Scotland," 1866.
Without claiming to have anything new to say on the question, I must express the opinion, which I share with many others, that the scenery of Loch Maree is not surpassed in the United Kingdom for both wild and gentle beauty.
Pennant described the scenery of the loch as "making a most beautiful appearance.
The sceneryand surroundings are described in Mr Jolly's chapter on Loch Gruinard (see page 355).
She rose to do so, and then Mordant saw that the scenery beyond was not English, for hedges of myrtle and scarlet geranium grew around in profusion, and the odor of orange flowers came thickly into the chamber of the dying girl.
It was indeed a gorgeous spectacle as, beneath the unclouded splendor of a September sun, this majestic armament swept through the beautiful scenery of the Hellespont.
In addition to the valuable practical information which it presents in a lucid manner, it gives several curious pictures of social life and natural scenery in the West.
The scenery accompanying this piece represents a cave in the rocks; in the centre of the back wall is an opening, through which the Highland outlaws are looking.
The scenery of this picture is the same that is used in the tableau of Hiawatha and his Bride's Arrival Home.
The machinery and scenery which are used in the piece are made in the following manner: A revolving beam should be set up under the stage, the upper end protruding through the floor.
Fill up the background of the stage with scenery representing a forest, or place a few spruce trees behind the tent.
If a piece of scenery cannot be procured for the background, it can be covered with light-green cambric, and festooned with dark evergreens and bright flowers.
Alarm bells should be sounded behind the scenes, and a representation of fire made by burning a red fire at the side of the stage, behind the scenery of the burning house.
The idea of arranging the scenery in this manner is to give a deep appearance to the cave.
This scenerycan be formed of light slats of wood, covered with cloth, and painted in imitation of a brick house, with mouldings, window frames, and doors.
The scenery in the background, if it can be easily painted, should represent figures similar to those on the stage, interspersed with fountains.
Festoon the sides of the sceneryand the ceiling with spruce and flowers.
In his early days, the study of [18:1]Grecian and Latin literature in England may be said to have only commenced, and the scenery and figures of the classical mythology broke on the view of the student with all the force of novelty.
In the last scene of the second act, the jailor's daughter announces that she has effected Palamon's deliverance from prison, and that he lies hidden in a wood near the city, the scenery of which is prettily described.
Here it was his hope that the society of the nuns would cheer the sweet damsel and restore her spirits, whilst the change of air and scenery might benefit her health.
The sceneryis very elementary, and there is always a gate which has to be opened when the characters pass through and closed after them, although it is isolated and has no contiguous wall or fence.
Write down your first impressions of scenerywhen fairly viewed, and your descriptions will at least have correctness to recommend them.
The environs of this city possess more variety of scenery than one would suppose from a cursory glance at the country, which appears tame and unbroken.
Independent of this work, in itself so interesting, the scenery is varied and striking.
The scenery in the neighbourhood is naturally as beautiful and varied as woods, rocks, and rivers, in all their most charming features, can combinedly render it.
It is therefore with pleasure he notices some pieces of local history and tradition which have been supposed to coincide with the fictitious persons, incidents, and scenery of Guy Mannering.
The scenery around was of a dark, solemn, and somewhat melancholy cast, according well with the architecture of the house.
First and foremost Chateaubriand inherits the love of nature; his strongly coloured pictures of North American scenery have their progenitors in those descriptions of Swiss nature.
Turn from these to the scenery of La Nouvelle Héloïse.
He makes his way northwards, but is as bored by Alpine scenery as he was by Rome.
Not many years later she described the scenery of Italy, in Corinne, in truly glowing language.
Mississippi scenery an equally lengthy and detailed description of a potato patch--so strange did it seem at that day that an author should devote several pages to the description of natural scenery.
A full impression of the burning passion and lyrical exaltation of the book can only be gained by reading it, nor can we obtain any idea from descriptions and quotations of the power with which the wonderful scenery is described.
The additional fact, that scenery is looked at from a new point of view, is to be ascribed to the influence of a literary event which occurred in 1762, and made a great impression; namely, the publication of Ossian.
This witness to wild and terrible passions lies in the midst of scenery which may well be called enchanted.
This was the scenery which supplanted that of the Regency.
It is in Rome that Corinne's great passion comes into being; so Rome provides the scenery for the first act of this love story; its solemn grandeur and wide horizon harmonise with these profound emotions and serious thoughts.
He describes them in a letter, with that poetry and delicacy and truth of description which render his narrated impressions of scenery of unequalled beauty and interest.
He spent his days under the oak-shades of Windsor Great Park; and the magnificent woodland was a fitting study to inspire the various descriptions of forest scenery we find in the poem.
