Ruskin: Sesame and lilies. Unto this last. The Queen of the air. The storm cloud of the nineteenth centuryDana Estes & Company, 1856 |
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Page 21
... better reward than much pay ; and a better ornament to the old town than the Schweizer Hof , or flat new quay , for the promenade of those travellers who do not take guides into danger . The British public are however , at home , so ...
... better reward than much pay ; and a better ornament to the old town than the Schweizer Hof , or flat new quay , for the promenade of those travellers who do not take guides into danger . The British public are however , at home , so ...
Page 356
... better or worse , English creatures ; and cannot do , even if it were a thousand times better worth doing , anything well , except what your English hearts shall prompt , and your Eng . lish skies teach you . For all good art is 356 THE ...
... better or worse , English creatures ; and cannot do , even if it were a thousand times better worth doing , anything well , except what your English hearts shall prompt , and your Eng . lish skies teach you . For all good art is 356 THE ...
Page 410
... better could be found in the dictionary , makes me somewhat morbidly intolerant of careless diction , it may be taken for an extremely useful and practical rule , that if a man can think clearly he will write well , and that no good ...
... better could be found in the dictionary , makes me somewhat morbidly intolerant of careless diction , it may be taken for an extremely useful and practical rule , that if a man can think clearly he will write well , and that no good ...
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