“There are, indeed, few merrier spectacles than that of many windmills bickering together in a fresh breeze over a woody country; their halting alacrity of movement, their pleasant business, making bread all day with uncouth gesticulation; their air, gigantically human, as of a creature half alive, put a spirit of romance into the tamest landscape.” HumansCountryTogetherRomanceSpiritHalfAliveAirMovementWindCreaturesBreadLandscapePleasantBreezeWoodySpectaclesBickeringWindmillsUncouthAlacrity Book:Dreams of elsewhere: the selected travel writings of Robert Louis Stevenson Source: Dreams of elsewhere: the selected travel writings of Robert Louis Stevenson
“A silence reigns upon the air, Upon the pansies by the shore, Upon the violets, pale and fair, Upon the willow, bending o'er; The reeds and lilies silent grow, The dark green waters silent sleep, Save when the summer breezes blow, Or silvery minnows leap.” GrowsWaterDarkSleepSilenceAirSummerFairsGreenSilentBlowLeapShorePaleReignBreezeVioletLiliesReedsBendingPansiesSummer BreezeMinnows Book:Drift: A Sea-shore Idyl : and Other Poems Source: Drift: A Sea-shore Idyl : and Other Poems
“Lightning crashed on the horizon. A breeze swirled around the Cast Members. The air tasted dusty, almost bitter, with electrical charge.” AirMembersCastsBitterHorizonLightningBreezeElectricalCast Members Author:Ridley Pearson