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Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide clarifications and annotations on terms and locations mentioned in the main text, such as the aesthetic use of 'elegant' and the beauty of mills along the Thames.
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The endnotes provide clarifications and annotations on terms and locations mentioned in the main text, such as the aesthetic use of 'elegant' and the beauty of mills along the Thames.
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Art and Beauty in Everyday Life
The note contrasts the elegance of a Persian pattern with the genteel appearance of a rich lady, and describes mills along the Thames as strikingly beautiful.
Key passages
“Elegant,” I mean, as a Persian pattern is elegant; not like a rich “elegant” lady out for a morning call. I should rather call that genteel.”
By 'elegant' I refer to the refined beauty of a Persian design, not the ostentatious appearance of a wealthy woman on a social visit, which I would describe as 'genteel' instead.
Clarifies the intended meaning of 'elegant' in the text.
“I should have said that all along the Thames there were abundance of mills used for various purposes; none of which were in any degree unsightly, and many strikingly beautiful; and the gardens about them marvels of loveliness.”
I should have mentioned that along the Thames there were many mills for different uses, none of them ugly and many quite beautiful, with gardens around them that were marvelously lovely.
Corrects an omission and emphasizes the aesthetic appeal of industrial structures.