Sesame and Lillies: Three LecturesCosimo, Inc., 01/10/2006 - 192 من الصفحات As a vocal critic of art on the whole, British writer JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900) was a profoundly influential voice upon European painting, architecture, aesthetics of the 19th and 20th centuries. This 1865 collection of three lectures-"Of Kings' Treasures," "Of Queens' Gardens," and "Of the Mysteries of Life"-offers an intimate look at his thoughts on culture and humanity's nurturing of its own education. He discusses: . the importance of "valuable books" . the nature of "a civilized country" . the necessity of educating women . advice for living a plain but noble life . and more. Students of art history will in particular find this an enlightening read. |
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... never tell young ones how precious their youth is . They sometimes sentimentally regret their own earlier days ; sometimes prudently forget them ; often fool- ishly rebuke the young , often more foolishly indulge , often most foolishly ...
... never tell young ones how precious their youth is . They sometimes sentimentally regret their own earlier days ; sometimes prudently forget them ; often fool- ishly rebuke the young , often more foolishly indulge , often most foolishly ...
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... never of effect or expression : if you have any soul worth expressing it will show itself in your sing- ing ; but most likely there are very few feelings in you , at present , needing any particular expression ; and the one thing you ...
... never of effect or expression : if you have any soul worth expressing it will show itself in your sing- ing ; but most likely there are very few feelings in you , at present , needing any particular expression ; and the one thing you ...
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... never mind that , for the pawnbroker must sell them to some one who has need of them . That is no business of yours ; what concerns you is only that when you see a half - naked child , you should have good and fresh clothes to give it ...
... never mind that , for the pawnbroker must sell them to some one who has need of them . That is no business of yours ; what concerns you is only that when you see a half - naked child , you should have good and fresh clothes to give it ...
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... never Himself in- flicted disease as a biessing , nor sent away the hungry unfed , or the wounded unhealed . XII . Believe me , then , the only right principle of action here is to consider good and evil as defined by our natural sense ...
... never Himself in- flicted disease as a biessing , nor sent away the hungry unfed , or the wounded unhealed . XII . Believe me , then , the only right principle of action here is to consider good and evil as defined by our natural sense ...
الصفحة 19
عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
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