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Walking at random through the streets, we came by chance upon the Cathedral of Notre Dame. I shall long remember my first impression of the scene within. The lofty gothic ceiling arched far above my head and through the stained windows the light came but dimly - it was all still, solemn and religious.

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: Above Came Cathedral Ceiling Chance Dame Far First First Impression Gothic Head Impression Light Lofty Long Notre Dame Random Religious Remember Scene Shall Solemn Stained Still Streets Through Walking Windows Within

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An enthusiastic desire of visiting the Old World haunted me from early childhood. I cherished a presentiment, amounting almost to belief, that I should one day behold the scenes, among which my fancy had so long wandered.

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: Almost Among Behold Belief Cherished Childhood Day Desire Early Early Childhood Enthusiastic Fancy Had Haunted Long Me Old Old World One Day Scenes Should Visiting Wandered Which World

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The view of the Rocky Mountains from the Divide near Kiowa Creek is considered one of the finest in Colorado.

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Topics: Colorado Considered Creek Divide Finest Mountains Near Rocky Rocky Mountains View

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I was pleasantly disappointed on entering Bohemia. Instead of a dull, uninteresting country, as I expected, it is a land full of the most lovely scenery. There is every thing which can gratify the eye - high blue mountains, valleys of the sweetest pastoral look and romantic old ruins.

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: Blue Bohemia Country Disappointed Dull Entering Every Expected Eye Full Gratify High Instead Land Look Lovely Most Mountains Old Pleasantly Romantic Ruins Scenery Sweetest Thing Uninteresting Valleys Which

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I came to Berlin not to visit its museums and galleries, its operas, its theaters... but for the sake of seeing and speaking with the world's greatest living man - Alexander von Humboldt.

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: Alexander Berlin Came Galleries Greatest Living Man Museums Operas Sake Seeing Speaking Theaters Visit World I Came

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The original home of the Aryan race appears to have been somewhere among the mountains and lofty table-lands of Central Asia. The word 'Arya,' meaning the high or the excellent, indicates their superiority over the neighboring races long before the beginning of history.

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: Among Appears Asia Been Before Beginning Central Excellent High History Home Lofty Long Meaning Mountains Neighboring Original Over Race Races Somewhere Superiority Word

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The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.

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Topics: Bravest Daring Loving Most Tender

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Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live.

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Topics: Begin Character Fame Give Live Taken Then Truth You

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Could one live on the sense of beauty alone, exempt from the necessity of 'creature comforts,' a sea-voyage would be delightful.

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Topics: Alone Beauty Comforts Could Creature Delightful Exempt Live Necessity Sense Would

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'Really,' thought I, 'we call Baltimore the 'Monumental City' for its two marble columns, and here is Edinburg with one at every street-corner!'

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: Baltimore Call City Columns Every Here Marble Monumental Really Thought Two

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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