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... currency ; and Ruskin had promised his father " to publish no more letters without letting you see them . " 1 Many years later this sup- pressed chapter came to light , Ruskin's servant and amanuensis Crawley having been in possession ...
... currency ; and Ruskin had promised his father " to publish no more letters without letting you see them . " 1 Many years later this sup- pressed chapter came to light , Ruskin's servant and amanuensis Crawley having been in possession ...
Page xc
... currency ? MONEY , it will be remembered , has been defined as the documentary expression of a legal claim . It is not merely " a means of exchange , ' but a token of right . It is not wealth , but a documentary claim to wealth ; all ...
... currency ? MONEY , it will be remembered , has been defined as the documentary expression of a legal claim . It is not merely " a means of exchange , ' but a token of right . It is not wealth , but a documentary claim to wealth ; all ...
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... Currency . " The currency of any nation consists of every document acknowledging debt which is transferable in the country ( § 69 ) . " National currency , in its perfect condition , is a form of acknowledgment of debt , so regulated ...
... Currency . " The currency of any nation consists of every document acknowledging debt which is transferable in the country ( § 69 ) . " National currency , in its perfect condition , is a form of acknowledgment of debt , so regulated ...
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... currency on food in- stead of gold , see below , pp . 200 , 488-489 ; Fors Clavigera , Letter 58 ; and Sesame and Lilies , note to § 30 . The next chapter discusses Commerce As currency conveys right of choice out of many things in ...
... currency on food in- stead of gold , see below , pp . 200 , 488-489 ; Fors Clavigera , Letter 58 ; and Sesame and Lilies , note to § 30 . The next chapter discusses Commerce As currency conveys right of choice out of many things in ...
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... currency , but in life and in light ( § 160 ) ; in " the sincere substance of good , " though not in " gifts of the dust " —hence the title of the book ( on which see above , pp . lxv . - lxvii . ) . The book , whose contents have thus ...
... currency , but in life and in light ( § 160 ) ; in " the sincere substance of good , " though not in " gifts of the dust " —hence the title of the book ( on which see above , pp . lxv . - lxvii . ) . The book , whose contents have thus ...
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Page 553 - What shall we do then? 11 He answereth, and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 446 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I ; In a cowslip's bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly After summer merrily. Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 446 - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Page 286 - Reverend sirs, For you there's rosemary and rue ; these keep Seeming and savour all the winter long : Grace and remembrance be to you both, And welcome to our shearing ! Pol.
Page 7 - These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Page 277 - And God is able to make all grace abound toward you ; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work : 9 As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor : his righteousness remaineth for ever.
Page 338 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 348 - The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Page 50 - In fact, it may be discovered that the true veins of wealth are purple — and not in Rock, but in Flesh — perhaps even that the final outcome and consummation of all wealth is in the producing as many as possible full-breathed, bright-eyed, and happy-hearted human creatures.
Page 5 - But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? Is thine eye evil, because I am good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last : for many be called, but few chosen.