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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... far from that , the first duty of young people is to be delighted and delightful ; but they are to be in the deepest sense solemn days . There is no solemnity so deep , to a now . rightly - thinking creature , as that of IO PREFACE .
... far from that , the first duty of young people is to be delighted and delightful ; but they are to be in the deepest sense solemn days . There is no solemnity so deep , to a now . rightly - thinking creature , as that of IO PREFACE .
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... sense , but in all their character and method , they are to be solemn days . Take your Latin dictionary , and look out “ sollennis , " and fix the sense of the word well in your mind , and remember that every day of your early life is ...
... sense , but in all their character and method , they are to be solemn days . Take your Latin dictionary , and look out “ sollennis , " and fix the sense of the word well in your mind , and remember that every day of your early life is ...
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... sense . Learn first thoroughly the economy of the kitchen ; the good and bad qualities of every common article of food , and the simplest and best modes of their preparation : when you have time , go and help in the cooking of poorer ...
... sense . Learn first thoroughly the economy of the kitchen ; the good and bad qualities of every common article of food , and the simplest and best modes of their preparation : when you have time , go and help in the cooking of poorer ...
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... principle of action here is to consider good and evil as defined by our natural sense of both ; and to strive to promote the one , and to conquer the other , with as hearty endeavor as if there were , indeed , no other 16 PREFACE .
... principle of action here is to consider good and evil as defined by our natural sense of both ; and to strive to promote the one , and to conquer the other , with as hearty endeavor as if there were , indeed , no other 16 PREFACE .
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... sense and discretion as the excellence and order of the feast of a day . XIII . Think carefully and bravely over these things , and you will find them true : having found them so , think also carefully over your own position in life . I ...
... sense and discretion as the excellence and order of the feast of a day . XIII . Think carefully and bravely over these things , and you will find them true : having found them so , think also carefully over your own position in life . I ...
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