Præterita: Outlines of Scenes And Thoughts Perhaps ..., volume 3, parts 1-2
Præterita: Outlines of Scenes And Thoughts Perhaps ..., volume 3, parts 1-2
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Not that the worlds thus opening were themselves new, but only the posses- sion of any part in them ; for long and long ago I had gazed at the illuminated missals in noblemen's houses (see above, p. 7, vol. i.), with a wonder and sympathy deeper than I can give now; my love of toil, and of treasure, alike getting their thirst gratified in them. For again and Digitized by Google I. THE GRANDE CHARTREUSE. 37 again I must repeat it, my nature is a worker's and a miser's; and I rejoiced, and rejoic...e still, in the mere quantity of chiselling in marble, and stitches in em- broidery ; and was never tired of number- ing sacks of gold and caskets of jewels in tlie Arabian Nights : and though I am generous too, and love giving, yet my notion of charity is not at all dividing my last crust with a beggar, but riding through a town like a Commander of the Faithful, having any quantity of sequins and ducats in saddle-bags (where cavalry officers have holsters for their pistols), and throwing them round in radiant showers and hailing handfuls; with more bags to brace on when those were empty.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Not that the worlds thus opening were themselves new, but only the posses- sion of any part in them ; for long and long ago I had gazed at the illuminated missals in noblemen's houses (see above, p. 7, vol. i.), with a wonder and sympathy deeper than I can give now; my love of toil, and of treasure, alike getting their thirst gratified in them. For again and Digitized by Google I. THE GRANDE CHARTREUSE. 37 again I must repeat it, my nature is a worker's and a miser's; and I rejoiced, and rejoic...e still, in the mere quantity of chiselling in marble, and stitches in em- broidery ; and was never tired of number- ing sacks of gold and caskets of jewels in tlie Arabian Nights : and though I am generous too, and love giving, yet my notion of charity is not at all dividing my last crust with a beggar, but riding through a town like a Commander of the Faithful, having any quantity of sequins and ducats in saddle-bags (where cavalry officers have holsters for their pistols), and throwing them round in radiant showers and hailing handfuls; with more bags to brace on when those were empty.
What to read after Præterita: Outlines of Scenes And Thoughts Perhaps ..., volume 3, parts 1-2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 to read onlineMoreLess
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