 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 256 σελίδες
...false history, false s philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance ^' mi ITU J Liny, if by its excitement, it renders the ordinary course...uninteresting, and increases the . ' morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be S called upon to act. I speak of good novels... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 σελίδες
...romance -is ! . ' | not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement, it renders the ordinary course of life * i ' .% • uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1866 - 154 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to ace. I speak therefore of... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1867 - 144 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to act. I speak therefore of... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1871 - 212 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to act. 77- I speak therefore... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1878 - 362 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to act. I speak therefore of... | |
 | 1878 - 638 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, 'if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called to act. . . . Shakespeare has no... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1880 - 216 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to act. 77. I speak therefore... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1882 - 224 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essays. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to act. I speak therefore of... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1884 - 434 σελίδες
...worst romance is not so corrupting as false history, false philosophy, or false political essay. But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement,...uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless ac- ' quaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to act. I speak therefore... | |
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But the best romance becomes dangerous, if, by its excitement, it renders the ordinary course of life uninteresting, and increases the morbid thirst for useless acquaintance with scenes in which we shall never be called upon to act. 
