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 206
... character to deal with material value , but in the fact , that while the manly character and material value only form wealth by their conjunction , they have nevertheless a mutually de- structive operation on each other . For the manly ...
... character to deal with material value , but in the fact , that while the manly character and material value only form wealth by their conjunction , they have nevertheless a mutually de- structive operation on each other . For the manly ...
Page 310
... character in war . I must make both these assertions clearer , and prove them . First , of the foundation of art in moral character . Of course art - gift and amiability of disposition are two different things ; a good man is not ...
... character in war . I must make both these assertions clearer , and prove them . First , of the foundation of art in moral character . Of course art - gift and amiability of disposition are two different things ; a good man is not ...
Page 322
... character of men depends more on their occupa tions than on any teaching we can give them , or principles with which we can imbue them . The employment forms the habits of body and mind , and these are the constitution of the man ; -the ...
... character of men depends more on their occupa tions than on any teaching we can give them , or principles with which we can imbue them . The employment forms the habits of body and mind , and these are the constitution of the man ; -the ...
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