Aug 12, 2012 16:20
12 yrs ago
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"Yoomy! here you will find stuff for your songs:—blue rivers flowing through forest arches, and vineyards; velvet meads, soft as ottomans: bright maidens braiding the golden locks of the harvest; and a background of mountains, that seem the end of the world. Or if nature will not content you, then turn to the landscapes of art. See! mosaic walls, tattooed like our faces; paintings, vast as horizons; and into which, you feel you could rush: See! statues to which you could -------------------off turban--------------; cities of columns standing thick as mankind; and firmanent domes forever shedding their sunsets of gilding: See! spire behind spire, as if the land were the ocean, and all Bello's great navy were riding at anchor.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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2 +1 | off hat | rikka |
4 +1 | doff turban to greet | Yvonne Gallagher |
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off hat
if they wear turbans in the country you are writing about, then possibly it is a play on the expression "to take hat off to someone" - to express your admiration and respect http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take hat off to
so those statues might represent some great and important people
so those statues might represent some great and important people
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doff turban to greet
doff=A tip of the hat or turban.
I agree with Rikka to an extent. The viewer doffs the turban in respectful greeting to the "statues" as if they are real people since they are so realistic looking.
However, these are not real "statues" having been sculpted by nature so it's really not about giving respect to any human artist
I agree with Rikka to an extent. The viewer doffs the turban in respectful greeting to the "statues" as if they are real people since they are so realistic looking.
However, these are not real "statues" having been sculpted by nature so it's really not about giving respect to any human artist
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