William Morris, his art, his writings, and his public life : a record (1898)
Vallance, Aymer, 1862-1943 · London : G. Bell · leaf 64
dsto be produced by man in our times; was the intelligenceof the age to be for ever so preposterously lop-sided ? Wecould see no reason for it and accordingly our hope wasstrong; for though we had learned something of the artand history of the Middle Ages we had not learnedenough. . . . Anyhow,… … 46 THE ART OF all vexations and dis-appointments. Howthat hope was dissipatedhe goes on to show: Atlast one man, who haddone more than any oneelse to make this hopefultime possible, drew aline sternly throughthese hopes founded onimperfedl knowledge.This man was JohnRuskin. By a marvel-lous…
Morris, William, 1834-1896 · Authors, English · Artists
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