John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. 3
John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. 3
Stoddard, John L. (John Lawson), 1850-1931
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Surpassing by a third the area of Lake Maggiore, the Gar- dasee is much the largest of the lakes of northern Italy, and in THE VIA PONALB, LOOKING TOWARD RIVA. AROUND LAKE GARDA the inexhaus- tible variety of its brilliant colors is also the most beautiful. Its upper end is still Tyrolean, not alone po- litically, but in appear- ance. Near Riva it is purely a mountain lake, shut in by cliffs which give it quite the look of a Norwegian fjord. But in the south it broadens into a miniature, sunlit... sea, whose shores recede and almost lose themselves in silvery haze. I might compare Lake Garda to a human face, marked by a lofty forehead, piercing eyes, and stern expression, yet tempered by a tender mouth, pos- A SHRINE ON THE VIA PONALB. A SAILBOAT ON THE GARDASEE. AROUND LAKE GARDA 197 sessing a bewitching smile. This difference shows itself not only in the physical conformation of the country, but in the vegeta- tion of its banks, which gradually changes as we sail from the bare mountains around Riva to luxuriant gardens, where oranges and lemons flourish in profusion, and roses bloom throughout the year, in that delightful region of fertility which Shelley calls " The waveless plain of Lombardy." CUTTING THEIR FURROWS IN THE GLASSY FLOOD.
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