The Two Paths by Ruskin, John, 1819-1900

“…The deteriorative power of conventional art over nations -- The unity of art -- Modern manufacture and design -- The influence of imagination in architecture -- The work of iron, in nature, art, and policy.…”
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As We Were Saying by Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900

“…-- Frocks and the stage -- Altruism -- Social clearing-house -- Dinner-table talk -- Naturalization -- Art of governing -- Love of display -- Value of the commonplace -- The burden of Christmas -- The responsibility of writers -- The cap and gown -- A tendency of the age -- A locoed novelist.…”
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