It is that faculty by which we discover and enjoy the beautiful, the picturesque, and the sublime in literature, art, and nature;… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Ye lover of the picturesque, if ye wish to drown your grief, take my advice and visit the ancient town of Crieff. — William Topaz McGonagall Copy Share Image
Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable. — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“In all these sights I achieve solace only in bringing forth trees, picturing them blooming like smoke from the roofs of gutted… — Tod Wodicka Copy Share Image
The landlord of colonial days may not have been the greatest man in town, but he was certainly the best-known, often the… — Alice Morse Earle Copy Share Image