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Quotation from A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain

“The Lion of Lucerne would be impressive anywhere, but nowhere so impressive as where he is”

Mark Twain (spoken by Mark Twain (narrator))

A Tramp Abroad, Chapter XXVI (Project Gutenberg #119)

Portrait of Mark Twain

After describing the lion cut into the living rock of a quiet woodland cliff, Twain argues that its setting is part of its power.

Citation: "The Lion of Lucerne would be impressive anywhere, but nowhere so impressive as where he is" — Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Chapter XXVI (Project Gutenberg #119). (id a-tramp-abroad-q2)

Portrait: A Tramp Abroad (1880), illustration by True Williams, True Williams, Public domain.

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