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The stones of Venice : v.2, the sea-stories (1853)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · London : Smith, Elder · leaf 272

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utiful whensculpture so rich can be emplo3red upon it; but it is liable toobjection, first, because it is heavy and unlike a parapet whenseen from below ; and, secondly, because it is inconvenient inuse. The position of leaning over a balcony becomes crampedand painful if long continued, unless the…

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