Quote by Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood, 1

To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea.

To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in t

Summary

This quote, from Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood," sets the scene for a dark and mystical atmosphere. Through vivid and poetic language, the quote describes a moonless night in a small town shrouded in darkness. The silence of the cobblestreets creates an eerie ambience as the woods and sea are described with a series of "black" and "slow" words, emphasizing the absence of light and the mysteriousness of the surroundings. Overall, the quote evokes a sense of enchantment and invites the reader into a dreamlike world.

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By Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood, 1

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