mushroom-rapidity

Updated: May 11, 2025

The town had sprung up with a mushroom-rapidity, and there was no attempt at veiling the newness of its bricks and mortar, its boards and paint. But there were buildings that had their own individuality, and asserted it. One of these was a mud-cabin with a thatched roof, that looked as if it had emigrated bodily from the bogs of Ireland.

Lucy Larcom - A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA)