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 119
... wise religious men tell us nothing that we can trust ; and the wise contemplative men , nothing that can give us peace . But there is yet a third class , to whom we may turn - the wise practical men . We have sat at the feet of the ...
... wise religious men tell us nothing that we can trust ; and the wise contemplative men , nothing that can give us peace . But there is yet a third class , to whom we may turn - the wise practical men . We have sat at the feet of the ...
Page 121
... wise contemplative men , in vain ; the wise worldly men , in vain . But there is another group yet . In the midst of this vanity of empty religion - of tragic contemplation — of wrath- ful and wretched ambition , and dispute for dust ...
... wise contemplative men , in vain ; the wise worldly men , in vain . But there is another group yet . In the midst of this vanity of empty religion - of tragic contemplation — of wrath- ful and wretched ambition , and dispute for dust ...
Page 346
... wise men , and lets its fools rave and rot in its streets . A wise nation obeys the one , restrains the other , and cherishes all . 157. The best examples of the results of wise normal dis- cipline in Art will be found in whatever ...
... wise men , and lets its fools rave and rot in its streets . A wise nation obeys the one , restrains the other , and cherishes all . 157. The best examples of the results of wise normal dis- cipline in Art will be found in whatever ...
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