"Theskyseemsmoretransparentthere, andthesunshineswithastrangebrilliancy, andadelightfulgroveofgreenleafytreespresentsitselftotheeyesandcharmsthesightwithitsverdure, , likeliquidcrystal, -colouredjasperandpolishedmarble; hereanotherofrusticfashionwherethelittlemussel-shellsandthespiralwhiteandyellowmansionsofthesnaildisposedinstudiousdisorder, mingledwithfragmentsofglitteringcrystalandmockemeralds, makeupaworkofvariedaspect, whereart, imitatingnature, seemstohaveoutdoneit.
