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 42
... never crea- tures of prey so mischievous , never diplomatists so cunning , never poisoners so deadly , as these masked words ; they are the unjust stewards of all men's ideas : whatever fancy or favourite instinct a man most cherishes ...
... never crea- tures of prey so mischievous , never diplomatists so cunning , never poisoners so deadly , as these masked words ; they are the unjust stewards of all men's ideas : whatever fancy or favourite instinct a man most cherishes ...
Page 114
... never troubled himself to satisfy the conditions in any way , nor even to know what was required of him , but lived exactly as he chose , and never inquired whether his chances of the estate were increasing or passing away ? Well , you ...
... never troubled himself to satisfy the conditions in any way , nor even to know what was required of him , but lived exactly as he chose , and never inquired whether his chances of the estate were increasing or passing away ? Well , you ...
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... never frightened at anything , it is always cool . Greek 175. It differs essentially from all other art , past or pres- ent , in this incapability of being frightened . Half the power and imagination of every other school depend on a ...
... never frightened at anything , it is always cool . Greek 175. It differs essentially from all other art , past or pres- ent , in this incapability of being frightened . Half the power and imagination of every other school depend on a ...
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