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The Course of Empire

April 25, 2019April 28, 2019 ~ shanedevine96

By Shane Devine "The Savage State" by Thomas Cole, 1834 The man enters the clearing. There’s a brisk chill hanging over the untamed landscape. The marshlands are windswept with wisps of smoke, and all around stand stout trees with bristly pine needles. Far out, past the jagged rocks, winds a forceful river, full with rainwater … Continue reading The Course of Empire

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