Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent, [Eng.] : G. Allen · leaf 240
y forme, that there had been a fair in Ferrara; and, when I hadfinished my sketch of the pillar, I had to get out of the way ofsome merchants of miscellaneous wares, who were removing theirstall. It had been shaded by an awning supported by poles,which, in order that the covering might be raised or… … THE LAMP OF LIFE. 169 have above said of the inexpedience of imitating anything butnatural form, that I advance this architects practice as altogetherexemplary ; yet the humility is instructive, which condescendedto such sources for motives of thought, the boldness, which coulddepart so far from…
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