Nature for Its Own Sake First Studies in Natural Appearances
The book Nature for Its Own Sake First Studies in Natural Appearances was written by author Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 Here you can read free online of Nature for Its Own Sake First Studies in Natural Appearances book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Nature for Its Own Sake First Studies in Natural Appearances a good or bad book?
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The Hudson, the Sus- quehanna, the Connecticut, and many other American rivers are still comparatively pure. And there are fouled rivers in other countries. I have vivid memories of different summers spent beside the Thames, the Seine, the Rhine, the Danube, and the Arno. The Danube and the Ehine are always referred to as " blue " by the poets and the guide- RUNNING WATERS 165 book makers, but I never saw either of them that hue. They are usually a drab color, and sometimes after rain, yellowis...h or brown- ish. In local hue they are not attractive to look upon, but muddy water does not make a bad reflector of the sky. Indeed, the Rhine and the Seine are often beautiful in their re- flections and show us many odd, amalgamated colors. For clouded water will not reflect the same hues as clear water. Even the brown- hued water in the wood-lakes of America will darken the green of the overhanging leaves in reflection, and make the white flower of the dogwood appear of a grayish tone ; and a muddy, yellow-hued river like the Tiber will sometimes cast pinkish reflections and occasionally toss up little crests that appear cream-white.
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