“But now I rejoice when, in my winter studio, I can spread out my summer studies and recall through them the beautiful season and places which gave them being. Here the painter feels how small things may suggest the greater - the drop of water, image the firmament.”
Quote by Christopher Pearse Cranch
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Christopher Pearse Cranch
Christopher Pearse Cranch was an American writer known for his poetry and prose. Born on March 8, 1813, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he spent much of his life in the United States, with a brief period in England. Cranch's work often reflected his abolitionist views and his interest in nature and the supernatural. He died on January 20, 1892. more
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