From haunted spring and dale Edged with poplar pale The parting genius is with sighing sent.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The spirit of the landscape leaves with sadness as people depart.
- In plain terms
- The place feels sad when people leave.
- What can you take from it?
- Places hold emotion when abandoned.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do places feel your absence?
Another view
The concept of a genius of place is abstract.
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