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Life and letters of John Constable, R. A (1896)

Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 126

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strongest possible proof of the truth of this.* The sky is of theblue of an English summer day, with large, but not threatening,clouds of a silvery whiteness. The distance is of a deep blue, * It is, perhaps, unnecessary to remark that we associate the idea of warmth withred, orange, and yellow,… … r^iiki. A COTTAGE IN A CORNFIELD. I i8i8.] AN ENGLISH SUMMER DAY. 89 and the near trees and grass of the freshest green ; for Constablecould never consent to parch up the verdure of nature to obtainwarmth. These tints are balanced by a very little warm colouron a road and gravel pit in the…

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