This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and drank, and slept, loved, and hated, like another; my life was as the vapour, and is not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory. The Manchester Public Free Libraries: A History and Description, and Guide ... - Page 180by Manchester Public Libraries (Manchester, England), William Robert Credland - 1899 - 283 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Ruskin - 1865 - 256 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever ; engrave it on rock, if he could ; saying, " This is the best of me ; for the rest, I ate, and...this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That is his "writing;" it is, in his small human way, and with whatever degree of true inspiration is in... | |
| David Thomas - 1865 - 754 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would feign set it down for ever, engrave it on rock if he could, saying, " This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and drank,...slept, loved and hated like another. My life was as the vapor and is not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of me, is worth your memory." That is... | |
| John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever ; engrave it on rook, if he could ; saying, " This is the best of me ; for the rest, I ate, and...slept, loved, and hated, like another ; my life was as tho vapour, and is not ; but this I saw and knew : this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory."... | |
| John Ruskin - 1867 - 144 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever; engrave it on rock, if he oould ; saying, " This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and drank,...this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That is his " writing; " it is, in his small human way, and with whatever degree of true inspiration is... | |
| John Ruskin - 1871 - 212 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever ; engrave it on rock, if he could ; saying, " This is the best of me ; for the rest, " I ate, and...if anything of mine, " is worth your memory." That is His " writing ; " it is, in his small human way, and with whatever degree of true inspiration is... | |
| John Ruskin - 1871 - 268 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down forever, engrave it on rock if he could, saying, "This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate and drank...slept, loved and hated like another. My life was as the vapor, and is not ; but this I saw and knew, — this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory."... | |
| John Ruskin - 1872 - 144 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever; engrave it on rock, if he eouKl ; saying, " This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and drank, and slept, loved, and hated, lika another; my life was as the vapour, and ia not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of... | |
| Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 446 pages
...to seize. 12. He would fain set it down forever, engrave it on rock, if he could ; saying, " J?his is the best of me ; for the rest, I ate, and drank,...loved, and hated, like another ; my life was as the vapor, and is not ; but this I saw and knew ; this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That... | |
| Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 444 pages
...permitted him to seize. 12. He would fain set it down forever, engrave it OP rock, if he could; saying, "This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and...loved and hated, like another ; my life was as the vapor, and is not ; but this I saw and knew ; this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That... | |
| John Ruskin - 1878 - 362 pages
...permitted him to seize. He would fain set it down for ever; engrave it on rock, if he could; saying, " This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and drank,...loved, and hated, like another; my life was as the vapor, and is not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That... | |
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