it is a strange thing how little in general people know about the sky. It is the part of creation in which Nature has done more for the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any other... Frondes Agrestes: Readings in Modern Painters - Page 35by John Ruskin - 1875 - 184 pagesFull view - About this book
| Methodist Church - 1860 - 722 pages
...sake of pleasing man, more for the. sole and evident purpose of talking to him and teaching him, than in any other of her works, and it is just the part in which we least attend to her. There is not a moment of any day of our lives when she is not producing scene after scene, picture after... | |
| Anna Maria Hall - 1847 - 862 pages
...sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him and teaching him, than in any other of her works, and it is just the part...organization; but every essential purpose of the sky might, as far as we know, be answered, if once in three days, or thereabouts, a great black ugly rain cloud... | |
| 1847 - 436 pages
...more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him and teaching him, than in any other of lier works, and it. is just the part in which we least...of -her other works in which some more material or csocntial purpose than the mere pleasing of man ie not answered by every part of their organization;... | |
| English literature - 1847 - 446 pages
...tij;ort.i and Niiiural Jliitorij oftlie Highland*, by CliurU-ti til. John, iV/. THE BKACTT OP THE SKY. man is not answered by every part of their organization; but every essential purpose of the sky might, as far at we know, be answered, if once in three days, or thereabouts, a great black ugly rain cloud... | |
| 1847 - 574 pages
...evident purpose of talking' to him and teaching him, than in any other of her works, and it is jtjist the part in which we least attend to her. There are not .-many- of f her, ; Other works in which some more material or essential- purpose than the mere pleasing of man... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...sake of pleasing man—more for the sole and uvident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any other of her works ; and it is just the part...material or essential purpose than the mere pleasing of men, is not answered by every part of their organization ; but every essential purpose of the sky might,... | |
| Arts - 1853 - 394 pages
...of pleasing man — more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any other of her works ; and it is just the part in which we least attend to her. The noblest scenes of the earth can be seen and known but by few. It is not intended that man should... | |
| Literature - 1852 - 644 pages
...sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any other of her works ; and it is just the part in which we least attend to her. The noblest scenes of the earth can be seen and known but by few ; it is not intended that man should... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - Country life - 1854 - 584 pages
...sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him and teaching him, than in any other of her works, and it is just the part...we least attend to her. There are not many of her dim works in which some more material or essential purpose than the mere pleasing of man is not answered... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1855 - 580 pages
...of pleasing man — more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any other of her works ; and it is just the part...material or essential purpose than the mere pleasing of men, is not answered by every part of their organization ; but every essential purpose of the sky might,... | |
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