The Works of John Ruskin: Time and tide, by Weare and Tyne. "Unto this last." Munera pulveris. The eagle's nestJ. Wiley, 1889 |
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... desire may give you more influence in Parliament ; but your influence there will of course be useless to you , -perhaps worse than useless , -until you have wisely made up your minds as to what you wish Parliament to do for you ; and ...
... desire may give you more influence in Parliament ; but your influence there will of course be useless to you , -perhaps worse than useless , -until you have wisely made up your minds as to what you wish Parliament to do for you ; and ...
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... desire to obtain them , on the minds of our youth , read The Times corre spondent's letter from Paris , in the tenth page of the * paper , to - day ; and that will be quite enough for you to read , for the present , I believe ...
... desire to obtain them , on the minds of our youth , read The Times corre spondent's letter from Paris , in the tenth page of the * paper , to - day ; and that will be quite enough for you to read , for the present , I believe ...
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... desire you to reflect upon ( whether you are yourself one of the offended or not ) , as expressive of the singular position which the mind of the British public has at present taken with re- spect to its worshipped Book . The positions ...
... desire you to reflect upon ( whether you are yourself one of the offended or not ) , as expressive of the singular position which the mind of the British public has at present taken with re- spect to its worshipped Book . The positions ...
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... desire of finding out God , and placing one's self in some true son's or servant's relation to Him . The Devil , that is to say , the deceiving spirit within us , or outside of us mixes up our own vanity with this desire ; makes us ...
... desire of finding out God , and placing one's self in some true son's or servant's relation to Him . The Devil , that is to say , the deceiving spirit within us , or outside of us mixes up our own vanity with this desire ; makes us ...
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... desire and faith of mutual help ; the virtue of vowed brotherhood for the accomplishment of com- mon purpose ( without which nothing can be wrought by multitudinous bands of men ) ; let the Devil put pride of caste into it , and you ...
... desire and faith of mutual help ; the virtue of vowed brotherhood for the accomplishment of com- mon purpose ( without which nothing can be wrought by multitudinous bands of men ) ; let the Devil put pride of caste into it , and you ...
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Page 96 - This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
Page 181 - 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 47 - 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 16 - For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Page 123 - THERE is -NO WEALTH BUT LIFE. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings; that man is richest who, having perfected the functions of his own life to the utmost, has also the widest helpful influence, both personal, and by means of his possessions, over the lives of others.
Page 37 - The best in this kind are but shadows ; and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.
Page 180 - 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 142 - To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength; And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Page 17 - Among the delusions which at different periods have possessed themselves of the minds of large masses of the human race, perhaps the most curious— certainly the least creditable • — is the modern soi-disant science of political economy, based on the idea that an advantageous code of social action may be determined, irrespectively of the influence of social affection.
Page 96 - But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 40. Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.