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• In a little water in front of the grotto is the lotus-flower, a regular Indian plant; while in the shade of some of the petrified wood are several beautiful English ferns. Three Months in the Soudan
• For, although the said Giovanni and others have carried them to absolute perfection, it is none the less true that the chief praise is due to Morto, who was the first to bring them to light and to devote his whole attention to paintings of that kind, which are called grotesques because they were found for the most part in the grottoes of the ruins of Rome; besides which, every man knows that it is easy to make additions to anything once it has been discovered. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 05 ( of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto
• The outside world shrank down to the space of the secluded grotto, the powerful, stern-faced man in front of her, the measureless depths of his stare. Earl of Durkness
• He will buried in the tomb left vacant after the remains of Pope John XXIII were exhumed from the cramped grotto under St. Peter's Basilica in 2001 and moved to the main floor following his beatification. USATODAY.com - Bells, white smoke to announce new pope
• The Stuarts preferred the watery art of grottoes and fountains and canals, of elaborate parterres and radiating avenues - vividly shown in bird's eye views of Knyp, Knyff and Badeslade.
• At 11 am there will be a May procession to bless the new grotto to Our Lady in the garden in Spring Gardens.
• Hansen spent his summers exploring the grottoes and caves along the coastline, surfing its waves, and playing in the forests on San Simeon Point.
• During the week, youngsters tried their hand at pumpkin carving and visited a haunted house grotto.
• He wrote a very funny piece about going on a boat from Naples to Capri, and when all the tourists went into the Blue Grotto in tiny coracles, he remained on the boat, thinking how nice it would be if they never came out again.
• This year's grotto opens on the lower arcade in Canal Walk in the Brunel Centre at 11 am on Saturday.