'A local abstraction;'

Dec 7

Mist upstream of the Bissell Bridge, between Windsor and South Windsor, Conn — *Mist upstream of the* *Bissell Bridge, between* *Windsor* *and* *South Windsor, Conn*

”It is the third commonness with light and air,
A curriculum, a vigor, a local abstraction . . .
Call it, one more, a river, an unnamed flowing….’’

— From “The River of Rivers in Connecticut,’’ by Wallace Stevens (18790-1955). It’s “about” the Connecticut River. Like many in the Nutmeg State in his lifetime, he was an insurance executive.

“View of the City of Hartford, Connecticut,’’ by William Havell, a 19th Century painter — *“View of the City of Hartford, Connecticut,’’* by *William Havell, a 19th Century painter*

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'A local abstraction;'

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