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“If the parks be "the lungs of London" we wonder what Greenwich Fair is--a periodical breaking out, we suppose--a sort of spring rash.”

Ifs Wonder Spring Fairs London Parks Lungs Greenwich

Book:Sketches by Boz [i.e. Charles Dickens] ... With a frontispiece by George Cruikshank

Source: Sketches by Boz [i.e. Charles Dickens] ... With a frontispiece by George Cruikshank

“No words will ever describe the exquisite beauty and charm of this mountain park – Nature’s landscape garden at once tenderly beautiful and sublime. No wonder it draws nature-lovers from all over the world.”

World Beautiful Wonder Lovers Mountain Draws Garden Landscape Parks Charm Sublime Exquisite Nature Lover

Book:Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, the Mountains of California, Stickeen, Selected Essays

Source: Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, the Mountains of California, Stickeen, Selected Essays

“The decay of the late, great country of South Africa is beginning to become apparent. The name of the Transvaal has been officially changed to 'Gauteng.' (One of our friends has suggested that in view of this its inhabitants in the future should be referred to as Oranggautengs.) ... And now there is a move afoot to wreck the Kruger National Park, one of the wonders of the world, on the notion that a good bit of its land was 'taken from the blacks.' This idea is somewhat akin to giving Yellowstone Park back to the Blackfeet.”

“As I lounged in the Park, or strolled down Piccadilly, I used to look at everyone who passed me, and wonder, with mad curiosity, what sort of lives they led. some of them fascinated me. Others filled me with terror.”

Looks Used Wonder Mad Filled Curiosity Terror Parks Fascinated

Book:The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde

Source: The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde

“I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, parks, recreation grounds, art museums and theatres I wonder what on earth we should do without them.”

Knows Should Art Earth Form Church Results Wonder Know How Library University Theatre Generosity Parks Wicked Hospitals Museums Philanthropy Millionaire Recreation Public Library

Author:William Lyon Phelps

“Time is the guy at the amusement park who paints shirts with an airbrush. He sprays out the color in a fine mist until it's just lonely particles floating in the air, waiting to be plastered in place. And what comes of it all, the design on the shirt at the end of the day, usually isn't much to see. I suspect that whoever he is, wakes up in the morning and wonders what he ever saw in it.”

Ends Guy Waiting Wonder Morning Saws Air Design Color Fine Lonely Wake Up Paint Shirts Parks The End Of The Day Suspects Floating T Shirt Amusement Particles Mist Spray Amusement Parks

Author:Ian Caldwell

“A location can really enhance exercise enjoyment. Getting out in nature - whether it's a beach, lake, river, forest, hills or even an urban park - can do wonders for our mood and stress levels.”

Can Do Levels Wonder Exercise Rivers Stress Mood Forests Hills Beach Enjoyment Parks Lakes Urban Location Stress Levels

Author:Michael Klim