Ruskin: Arrows of the chase. Being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the Daily Newspapers, 1840-1880Dana Estes & Company, 1880 |
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... tion has been changed , as on the 256th page of the same vol- ume , where a comma , placed in the original print of the letter between the words " visibly " and " owing , " quite confused the sentence . To these slight alterations may ...
... tion has been changed , as on the 256th page of the same vol- ume , where a comma , placed in the original print of the letter between the words " visibly " and " owing , " quite confused the sentence . To these slight alterations may ...
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... tion of lines is ever felt . But on the canvas , as the lines of foreground and of distance are on the same plane , they will be seen together whenever they intersect , painfully and dis- tinctly ; and , therefore , unless we make one ...
... tion of lines is ever felt . But on the canvas , as the lines of foreground and of distance are on the same plane , they will be seen together whenever they intersect , painfully and dis- tinctly ; and , therefore , unless we make one ...
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... tion of pictures which we cannot see ; the only question is , whether in the present instance the process may not have been carried perilously far , and whether in future simpler and safer means may not be adopted to remove the coat of ...
... tion of pictures which we cannot see ; the only question is , whether in the present instance the process may not have been carried perilously far , and whether in future simpler and safer means may not be adopted to remove the coat of ...
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... tion ; and , in order to protract as long as possible the neces- sity even for this all the important pictures in the gallery should at once be put under glass , ' and closed , not merely by hinged doors , like the Correggio , but ...
... tion ; and , in order to protract as long as possible the neces- sity even for this all the important pictures in the gallery should at once be put under glass , ' and closed , not merely by hinged doors , like the Correggio , but ...
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... tion of St. Nicholas ( No. 26 ) , and the Rape of Europa ( No. 97 ) . It is the former of these two that is here spoken of as injured ( see the Re- port of the National Gallery Committee in 1853 ) . ' Mr. Thomas Uwins , R.A. , had ...
... tion of St. Nicholas ( No. 26 ) , and the Rape of Europa ( No. 97 ) . It is the former of these two that is here spoken of as injured ( see the Re- port of the National Gallery Committee in 1853 ) . ' Mr. Thomas Uwins , R.A. , had ...
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Página 335 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry, her clothing is silk and purple.
Página 26 - ... du public de me citer un bon livre que le public ait jamais rebuté ; à moins qu'ils ne mettent en ce rang leurs écrits, de la bonté desquels eux seuls sont persuadés.
Página 36 - One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can. Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; Our meddling intellect Misshapes the beauteous forms of things: — We murder to dissect. Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.
Página 368 - D'Israeli or Mr. Gladstone ? You are students at the University, and have no more business with politics than you have with rat-catching. Had you ever read ten words of mine with understanding, you would have known that I care no more either for Mr. D'Israeli or Mr. Gladstone than for two old bagpipes with the...
Página 32 - The point of one white star is quivering still Deep in the orange light of widening morn Beyond the purple mountains : through a chasm Of wind-divided mist the darker lake Reflects it. Now it wanes : it gleams again As the waves fade, and as the burning threads Of woven cloud unravel in pale air. 'Tis lost ! and through yon peaks of cloud-like snow The roseate sunlight quivers.
Página 286 - A man-servant was too expensive ; so I caught up a little garden-girl, made like a milestone, christened her Bunch, put a napkin in her hand, and made her my butler. The girls taught her to read, Mrs. Sydney to wait, and I undertook her morals ; Bunch became the best butler in the county.
Página 65 - And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands ? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
Página 285 - Sir, there is only only one way to have good servants ; that is, to be worthy of being well served. All nature and all humanity will serve a good master, and rebel against an ignoble one. And there is no surer test of the quality of a nation than the quality of its servants, for they are their masters' shadows, and distort their faults in a flattened mimicry.
Página 284 - Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall have him become his son at the length.
Página 152 - EXAMPLES OF THE ARCHITECTURE OF VENICE, SELECTED AND DRAWN TO MEASUREMENT FROM THE EDIFICES. In Parts of Folio Imperial size, each containing Five Plates, and a short Explanatory Text, price II.