 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...  The Complete Works of John Ruskin - Page 288by John Ruskin - 1891Full view - About this book
 | Methodist Church - 1860 - 722 pages
...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
...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...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
...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 in which...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,... | |
 | Literature - 1852 - 644 pages
...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... | |
 | Arts - 1853 - 394 pages
...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
...of her works, and it is just the part in which we least attend to her. There are not many of her dim works in which some more material or essential purpose...pleasing of man is not answered by every part of their organisation ; but every essential purpose of the sky might, so far as we know, be answered if once... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - Country life - 1854 - 592 pages
...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 are not many of her dim works in which some more material or essential purpose than the mere pleasing of man is not answered... | |
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