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Picturesquely, it was all that the old peddler had said it would be, an awesome "spreading bowl of light and color."

From Time Magazine Archive

Picturesquely situated in a plantation of chestnut trees, surrounded by high mountain peaks.

From Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads by Black, C. B.

Picturesquely the fiery red of the sinking sun contrasted with the glorious green of the Lago.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von

Picturesquely situated among palm trees in one of the most beautiful suburbs of Colombo, within easy reach of the principal city jail, is our Sinhalese Prisoners' Home.

From Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" by Booth-Tucker, Commissioner

Picturesquely situated below hills which are remarkable for the fantastic shapes assumed by salt exposed on the surface.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir