The Enchanted Garden, John William Waterhouse
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Sunday, May 23, 2008
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday acrostic’s humorously terse quotation is drawn from To Be in England: An American Literary Man's Personal View (1969) by Richard Altick -- although I cannot immediately find the full quotation, it lives by itself quite well. An acrostic for spring as lovely as an enchanted garden!
The Quotation: AS VULGARIZERS THE BRITISH ARE INCOMPETENT IF THEY INVENT CHEAP GEWGAWS FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE HOME AS MEMENTOS OF THEIR VISIT TO THE BARDS SHRINE THEY IMMEDIATELY SALVE THEIR CONSCIENCE BY PLANTING MORE FLOWER GARDENS.
The author’s name and title of the work: RICHARD ALTICK, TO BE IN ENGLAND
Oh, to be in England!
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For the unabridged post, go HERE.
