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 142
... wealth radiant and wealth reflective , the writer had begun thus : " Every one has a notion , sufficiently correct for common purposes , of what is meant by stars . Metaphysical nicety in the definition of a star is not the object of ...
... wealth radiant and wealth reflective , the writer had begun thus : " Every one has a notion , sufficiently correct for common purposes , of what is meant by stars . Metaphysical nicety in the definition of a star is not the object of ...
Page 174
... wealth , will be at- tained by the little community . But suppose no intercourse between the land owners is possible , except through the travelling agent ; and that , after a time , this agent ... wealth , 174 THE VEINS OF WEALTH .
... wealth , will be at- tained by the little community . But suppose no intercourse between the land owners is possible , except through the travelling agent ; and that , after a time , this agent ... wealth , 174 THE VEINS OF WEALTH .
Page 177
... wealth consists in its authority over men , if the apparent or nominal wealth fail in this power , it fails in essence ; in fact , ceases to be wealth at all . It does not appear lately in England , that our authority over men is ...
... wealth consists in its authority over men , if the apparent or nominal wealth fail in this power , it fails in essence ; in fact , ceases to be wealth at all . It does not appear lately in England , that our authority over men is ...
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