Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 20
on, it is a sign of jaded energy and failing invention. Donot confuse it with fulness or richness. Wealth is not neces-sarily wantonness : a Gothic moulding may be buried half afoot deep in thorns and leaves, and yet will be chaste in everyline ; and a late Renaissance moulding may be utterly… … Plate I.—Temperance and Intemperance in Curvature.
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