Art culture: a hand-book of art technicalities and criticisms (1873)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Platt, W. H. (William Henry), 1821-1898 · New York : Wiley · leaf 74
Fig. (i. LINES. 39 § 11. Again. If any object be cast into the air, theforce with which it is cast dies gradually away, and itsown weight brings it downwards ; at first slowly, thenfaster and faster every moment, in a curve which, as theline of fall necessarily nears the perpendicular, is… … § 12. Again. If a rod or stick of any kind graduallybecomes more slender or more flexible, and is bent by anyexternal force, the force will not only increase in effect asthe rod becomes weaker, but the rod itself, once bent, willcontinually yield more willingly, and be more easily bentfarther in…
Art · Aesthetics
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