The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century
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The Victoria Tower, seen against it, had no magnitude: it was likelooking at Mont Blanc over a lamp-post. The domes of cloud-snowwere heaped as definitely: their broken flanks were as gray andfirm as rocks, and the whole mountain, of a compass and height inheaven which only became more and more inconceivable as the eyestrove to ascend it, was passing behind the tower with a steadymarch, whose swiftness must in reality have been that of a tempest:yet, along all the ravines of vapor, precipice ke...pt pace withprecipice, and not one thrust another.
"What is it that hews them out? Why is the blue sky purethere, --the cloud solid here; and edged like marble: and why doesthe state of the blue sky pass into the state of cloud, in thatcalm advance?
"It is true that you can more or less imitate the forms of cloudwith explosive vapor or steam; but the steam melts instantly, andthe explosive vapor dissipates itself. The cloud, of perfect form, proceeds unchanged. It is not an explosion, but an enduring andadvancing presence.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Victoria Tower, seen against it, had no magnitude: it was likelooking at Mont Blanc over a lamp-post. The domes of cloud-snowwere heaped as definitely: their broken flanks were as gray andfirm as rocks, and the whole mountain, of a compass and height inheaven which only became more and more inconceivable as the eyestrove to ascend it, was passing behind the tower with a steadymarch, whose swiftness must in reality have been that of a tempest:yet, along all the ravines of vapor, precipice ke...pt pace withprecipice, and not one thrust another.
"What is it that hews them out? Why is the blue sky purethere, --the cloud solid here; and edged like marble: and why doesthe state of the blue sky pass into the state of cloud, in thatcalm advance?
"It is true that you can more or less imitate the forms of cloudwith explosive vapor or steam; but the steam melts instantly, andthe explosive vapor dissipates itself. The cloud, of perfect form, proceeds unchanged. It is not an explosion, but an enduring andadvancing presence.
What to read after The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century?
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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