A joy to behold

“A well-made barograph is a joy to behold - an elegant confection of brass and steel, mahogany and glass”

- Simon Winchester, Krakatoa (New York: HarperCollins, 2003), p. 265.

But a poorly-made barograph is a sorrow to behold - a crude salmagundi of spit, crud and balsa.

This entry was posted on Saturday, October 30th, 2004 at 9:00 PM and filed under Old stuff. Trackbacks are closed.

2 Responses to “A joy to behold”

  1. writersblock said:

    what about a poorly made paragraph?

    (sorry.)

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  2. poggle said:

    ’salmagundi’ - lovely word.

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