Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · London, G. Allen · leaf 332
deness and ugli-ness) of the leaf ornament will strike the eyeat once: this is general in works of the time,but it is not so common to find a capital whichhas been so carelessly cut; its imperfect volutesbeing pushed up one side far higher than onthe other, and contracted on that side, an… … J. RuskiQ R. P. Cuff THE LAMP OF LIFE. 28$ angle b, and finally stopped short altogether atthe other side by the most uncourteous andremorseless interference of the outer moulding :and in spite of all this, the grace, proportion,and feeling of the whole arrangement are sogreat, that, in its place,…
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