On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones; not sadder in a noble and deep way, but in a dim wearied way — the way of ennui, and jaded intellect, and uncomfortableness of soul and body. Modern Painters ... - Trang 252bởi John Ruskin - 1879Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| John Ruskin - 1856 - 452 trang
...is, however, also some cause for the change in our own tempers. On the whole, these arc much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and...; but ours is sprinkled with dust. Their life was inwoven with white and purple ; ours is one seamless stuff of brown. Not that we are without apparent... | |
| 1856 - 870 trang
...colour, and make our boast in blackness. The Mediaeval times were ages of gold ; ours are ages of umber. Their gold was dashed with blood, but ours is sprinkled with dust. There life was inwoven with white and purple ; ours is one seamless stuff of brown. In politics, religion... | |
| Kenelm Henry Digby - 1858 - 292 trang
...you youre meede ! " "These are much sadder ages," says a great author, "than the early ones ; sadder in a dim wearied way, the way of ennui, and jaded intellect, and uncoinfortableness of soul and body. Our festivity is not of the heart. How wonderfully, since Shakspeare's... | |
| John Ruskin - 1859 - 504 trang
...voluntary actions, nor diminish the reality of his chosen delights. On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and deep way, but in a dim, wearied way,—the way of ennui, and jaded intellect, and uncomfortableness of soul and body. The Middle Ages... | |
| 1861 - 634 trang
.... They were the ages of gold ; ours are the ages of umber. ... On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and...their wars and agonies, but also intense delights. Tlieir gold was dashed with blood, but ours is sprinkled with dust. Their life was interwoven with... | |
| John Ruskin - 1868 - 506 trang
...is, however, also some cause for the change in our own tempers. On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and...The Middle Ages had their wars and agonies, but also mtense delights. Their gold was dashed with blood; but ours is sprinkled with dust. Their life was... | |
| John Ruskin - 1871 - 470 trang
...is, however, also some cause for the change in our own tempers. On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and...blood; but ours is sprinkled with dust. Their life was inwoven with white and purple ; ours is one seamless stuff of brown.• Not that we are without apparent... | |
| John Ruskin - 1872 - 500 trang
...voluntary actions, nor diminish the reality of his chosen delights. On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and...interwoven with white and purple ; ours is one seamless stuif of brown. Not that we are without apparent festivity, but festivity more or less forced, mistaken,... | |
| John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1872 - 500 trang
...voluntary actions, nor diminish the reality of his chosen delights. On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and...jaded intellect, and uncomfortableness of soul and bod}'. The Middle Ages had their wars and agonies, but also intense delights. Their gold was dashed... | |
| John Ruskin - 1872 - 418 trang
...is, however, also some cause for the change in our own tempers. On the whole, these are much sadder ages than the early ones ; not sadder in a noble and...way,- — the way of ennui, and jaded intellect, and uncomfortableuess of soul and body. The Middle Ages had their wars and agonies, but also intense delights.... | |
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