The nature of Gothic : a chapter of The stones of Venice (1892)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Morris, William, 1834-1896, Kelmscott Press · Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press ; London and Orpington : Published by George Allen · leaf 57
ny which relieves it, C. Lastly: if the plea^ sure of change be too often repeated, it ceases to be delightful, for then change itself becomes mono^ tonous, and we are driven to seek delight in ex^ treme and fantastic degrees of it. This is the dis^ eased love of change of which we have above ROM… … and of those who love it, it may be truly said/they Changeful love darkness rather than light/^ But monotony in ness certain measure, used in order to give value to change, and above all, that transparent monotony, which, like the shadows of a great painter, suffers all manner of dimly suggested…
Architecture, Gothic
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