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Book mango 418 Posted 7 years ago
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A pleasing piece of colour

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As they stand they are like the figures in an old tapestry; they do not separate themselves from the background, and at a distance seem to lose their pattern, so that you have little but a pleasing piece of colour.


From W. Somerset Maugham: The Moon and Sixpence (1919)


http://www.literaturepage.com/read/moonandsixpence-23.html


How can I interpret “a pleasing piece of color”? Does “a pleasing piece of color” consist of many different colors?

  

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If you stand back, all you see is color differences; you don't see the people.

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  • If you stand back, all you see is color differences; you don't see the people.
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If you stand back, all you see is color differences; you don't see the people.




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