John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury Quote

To most of us, surely, Nature when sombre, or even gloomy, is soothing and consoling; when bright and beautiful, not only raises the spirits, but inspires and elevates our whole being


The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In, Chapter I (p. 5)


To most of us, surely, Nature when sombre, or even gloomy, is soothing and consoling; when bright and beautiful, not only raises the spirits, but...

To most of us, surely, Nature when sombre, or even gloomy, is soothing and consoling; when bright and beautiful, not only raises the spirits, but...

To most of us, surely, Nature when sombre, or even gloomy, is soothing and consoling; when bright and beautiful, not only raises the spirits, but...

To most of us, surely, Nature when sombre, or even gloomy, is soothing and consoling; when bright and beautiful, not only raises the spirits, but...