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 95
nglement; but, even when most gracesful,never for an instant languid,always quickset:erring, if at all, ever on the side of brusquerie. HE feelings or habits in the work^ man which give rise to this charac^ ter in the work, are more complin 11 cated and various than those indi^ cated by any other… … sion of sharp energy to all they do, as opposed to Rigidity the languor of the Southern tribes, however much of fire there may be in the heart of that languor, for lava itself may flow languidly. There is also the habit of finding enjoyment in the signs of cold, which is never found, I believe, in…
Architecture, Gothic
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