It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A unique creation combines warm pleasure with cold caves in a miraculous design.
- In plain terms
- A rare place mixes joy and ice in an amazing way.
- What can you take from it?
- Contrasts can create beautiful and rare results.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What impossible thing do you wish to build?
- How can opposites work together?
Another view
The idea is fantastical and not physically practical.
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