nder a vine-coveredpergola, where we could pick the grapes as wewanted them. The table, covered with a cleanwhite cloth of coarse homespun, and laden withCapri delicacies, was flecked with patches of sun-light that filtered in through the leaves above ; thesweet scent of orange-blossom filled the… … MARINA GRANDE, CAPRI FROM A PHOTOGRAPH 285 The Island of the Sirens on the flat roof of the house, and I well rememberwith what delight we watched the effect of thegraceful figures, silhouetted against the fadingtwilight, and, for a background, Vesuvius with hisdark purple mantle and crown of fire.…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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