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| 1858 - 656 pages
...say all ho has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in tho plainest possible words, or his reader will certainly...; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else. And though I often hear moral people complaining of tho bad effects of want of thought,... | |
| John Ruskin - 1860 - 138 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible...; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else. And though I often hear moral people complaining of the bad effects of want of thought,... | |
| John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1865 - 502 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible...way; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else. FAITH, TRUTH, AND OBEDIENCE. In the pressing or recommending of any act or manner of... | |
| William Henry Green - 1865 - 484 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible...or his reader will certainly misunderstand them." Moreover, let the Bible be studied by him who seeks to acquire a good style of composition — not... | |
| John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1866 - 374 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible...way; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else. FAITH, TRUTH, AND OBEDIENCE. In the pressing or recommending of any act or manner of... | |
| John Ruskin - 1868 - 372 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible...; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else. FAITH, TRUTH, AND OBEDIENCE. In the pressing or recommending of any act or manner of... | |
| John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1869 - 364 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible...; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else. FAITH, TRUTH, AND OBEDIENCE. In the pressing or recommending of any act or manner of... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1894 - 944 pages
...student of science this diffuse method of expounding facts is distasteful. As Ruskin has remarked, " A downright fact may be told in a plain way ; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else." The chapter on " The ' Heat Wave' of 1892 " furnishes an example of what can be done... | |
| 1880 - 412 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible words, or his reader will certainty misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain way; and we... | |
| James Willis Westlake - 1876 - 168 pages
...for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them ; and in the plainest possible words, or his reade1 will certainly misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain... | |
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