Like a breeze Or sunbeam over your domain I passed In motion without pause But ye have left your beauty with me A serene accord of forms and colors Passive yet endowed In their submissiveness with power as sweet And gracious, almost I dare to say As virtue is, or goodness; sweet as love William Wordworth, Excerpt from The Prelude, Lake of Como Lake Como
“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” - James Michener