A Country destitute of mountains may be rich, well cultivated, and even beautiful, but it can in no instance be sublime or transporting; and to what a degree boldness of scenery has the power of elevating the fancy, may be in some measure conceived from an anecdote recorded of a celebrated poet.


On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature, Mountain (p. 41), Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1841

Charles Bucke Quotes

A Country destitute of mountains may be rich, well cultivated, and even beautiful, but it can in no instance be sublime or transporting; and to what...

A Country destitute of mountains may be rich, well cultivated, and even beautiful, but it can in no instance be sublime or transporting; and to what...

A Country destitute of mountains may be rich, well cultivated, and even beautiful, but it can in no instance be sublime or transporting; and to what...

A Country destitute of mountains may be rich, well cultivated, and even beautiful, but it can in no instance be sublime or transporting; and to what...