Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 32
and of verdure. The olive trees here attain anunusual height, — from thirty to sixty feet. Theirknotted and gnarled trunks take on fantastic shapeswhich give a Druidlike suggestion of the myste-rious. Between them we catch glimpses of stuccohouses, delicate pink, creamy white, pale yellow, and… … CorfIjAnd where besides at Corfu can one find such lus-cious oranges? Little fleet-footed Greek children,strong and lithe of limb, followed our carriagesand begged in the prettiest way for our attention,holding out bunches of flowers as well as the goldenfruit. Ah ! and one little girl, a very…
Painting, Greek · Painting, Greco-Roman
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