His fancy, his pathos, his humour, his wonderful powers of observation, his picturesqueness, and his versatility, are as remarkable now as they were twenty years ago.
The gross realism of the popular poetry, its lack of culture and its carelessness of form, offended his educated taste, and its picturesqueness and ingenuity made no appeal to him.
Small, unexpected features as large as the cross-gambrel pavilions and as small as an oriel window in an exterior chimney give a cheerful picturesqueness to the imposing mass.
And the sheer picturesqueness of the skiing area -- in which despite being at altitudes of up to 12,000ft you remain below the tree line -- was sublime.
In summation the report notes of the passage it is most famous for its dangers and discomforts; yet, for grandeur and picturesqueness its scenery has probably few rivals.
