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 175
... given accumulation of commercial wealth may be indicative , on the one hand , of faithful industries , progressive energies , and productive ingenuities ; or , on the other , it may be indicative of mortal luxury , merciless tyranny ...
... given accumulation of commercial wealth may be indicative , on the one hand , of faithful industries , progressive energies , and productive ingenuities ; or , on the other , it may be indicative of mortal luxury , merciless tyranny ...
Page 187
... given , rather more than less . And this equity or justice of payment is , observe , wholly independent of any reference to the number of men who are willing to do the work . I want a horseshoe for my horse . Twenty smiths , or twenty ...
... given , rather more than less . And this equity or justice of payment is , observe , wholly independent of any reference to the number of men who are willing to do the work . I want a horseshoe for my horse . Twenty smiths , or twenty ...
Page 211
... given rank and quality , as we should speak of gold or silver of a given standard . Bad ( that is , heartless , inexperienced , or senseless ) labour cannot be valued ; it is like gold of uncertain alloy , or flawed iron . * The quality ...
... given rank and quality , as we should speak of gold or silver of a given standard . Bad ( that is , heartless , inexperienced , or senseless ) labour cannot be valued ; it is like gold of uncertain alloy , or flawed iron . * The quality ...
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