Quote by Willa Cather

This mesa plain had an appearance of great antiquity, and of incompleteness; as if, with all the materials for world-making assembled, the Creator had desisted, gone away and left everything on the point of being brought together, on the eve of being arranged into mountain, plain, plateau. The country was still waiting to be made into a landscape.

This mesa plain had an appearance of great antiquity, and of

Summary

This quote suggests that the mesa plain being described has an ancient and unfinished look. It implies that the Creator had gathered all the necessary elements to craft a world but had abruptly stopped, leaving everything on the verge of being organized into distinct features such as mountains, plains, and plateaus. Thus, the landscape remains in a state of anticipation, as if nature is still waiting for the final touch to transform it into a complete and cohesive scenery.

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By Willa Cather

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