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 243
... spirit of agriculture . 12. Then the dominant spirit of the element of water is Neptune , but subordinate to him are myriads of other water spirits , of whom Nereus is the chief , with Palæmon , and Leucothea , the " white lady " of the ...
... spirit of agriculture . 12. Then the dominant spirit of the element of water is Neptune , but subordinate to him are myriads of other water spirits , of whom Nereus is the chief , with Palæmon , and Leucothea , the " white lady " of the ...
Page 284
... spirit is more full than in any other creature , and the earth power least . 65. We will take the bird first . It is little more than a drift of the air brought into form by plumes ; the air is in all its quills , it breathes through ...
... spirit is more full than in any other creature , and the earth power least . 65. We will take the bird first . It is little more than a drift of the air brought into form by plumes ; the air is in all its quills , it breathes through ...
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... spirit we are of , or what manner of spirit we ignorantly worship . Have we , indeed , desired the Desire of all nations ? and will the Master whom we meant to seek , and the Messenger in whom we thought we delighted , confirm , when He ...
... spirit we are of , or what manner of spirit we ignorantly worship . Have we , indeed , desired the Desire of all nations ? and will the Master whom we meant to seek , and the Messenger in whom we thought we delighted , confirm , when He ...
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