James Weldon Johnson

The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.

American Poet

Alice Morse Earle

The landlord of colonial days may not have been the greatest man in town, but he was certainly the best-known, often the most popular, and ever the most picturesque and cheerful figure.

American Historian

Walt Whitman

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.

Henry David Thoreau

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.

American Author

P. J. O'Rourke

Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.

American Comedian

Friedrich Nietzsche

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

German Philosopher

Diana Penty

This is the beauty of Rajasthan; everything is so picturesque.

Indian Model

Dorothea Lange

It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.

American Photographer

Wesley Sneijder

Milan is marvellous, picturesque, and full of elegance.

Dutch Athlete

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American Philosopher

Use 'picturesque' to evoke strong visual imagery, as if painting a scene with words.

Visual Imagery

'Picturesque' implies a positive and pleasing aesthetic, suitable for postcards and art.

Positive Connotation

Although often used for natural landscapes, 'picturesque' can also describe urban scenes.

Not Just Nature

In writing, 'picturesque' can make descriptions more immersive, drawing readers into the scene.

Immersive Literature

Using 'picturesque' in literature can also set an emotional tone or mood for the reader.

Emotional Tone

A 'picturesque' description adds detail that can make characters or settings seem more real.

Narrative Detail

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 now this is what's known as a borrow pit so you'll see that there's lots and lots of places where the earth has clearly been excavated lions don't have a feel necessarily for for posing or picture picking the most picturesque place to be they go where it's comfortable and this is very comfortable for them but it has

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 some people go for a picturesque roundabouts like the one I'm sitting on we call those tits marshes which is an island in full bloom but other people the functionalist in our society they might go for the Magic Roundabout in Swindon which is the white-knuckle ride

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 day so I think if I had to choose I would say daytime is my favorite but of course nighttime is where we get to see the most extraordinary things so it's difficult to choose look it just the Marr is just such an incredibly picturesque place that I don't think we

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 just one of the best ways to spend a day look at that isn't that picturesque it certainly is a stunning summer's day it couldn't ask for much better and thank goodness there's a bit of a breeze as or because otherwise too be stiflingly hot the Aimi's looked

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 picturesque Avignon was once the seat of power for the Catholic Church the historic center of Avignon is known for its architectural and cultural significance both of which largely stem from its brief stint as a seat of the

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 life as a tourist destination guests from around the world flocked to the city to float down its historic canals and under its picturesque stone bridges many of

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 to the masai mara where Steve is waiting well everybody how picturesque is that I'm just gonna keep quiet for a moment and let you let it all just sink kidness

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 there so they grow rice and very very picturesque and scenic landscape landscape but also I mean the mountains are very ragged and very difficult to to

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 picturesque isn't it to die for all right well it's not just a sunset here down in jhummer the sun is starting to plummet as well and mr. Morley is