The Manchester Quarterly, Vol. 17
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Excerpt from The Manchester Quarterly, Vol. 17: A Journal of Literature an Art Those of us who were wont to look out eagerly for new volume, lecture, or letter of Ruskin, have often a difficulty in realising that he is still living, so deep is the silence that has fallen on his closing years. He is himself an illustration of his own saying, that death is a period, sometimes long, happiest when short, but a period always. In dreams we often meet those who have passed away, and wonder that they are still living, but unhesitatingly accept the fact. The confusion of dreamland is almost reproduced in waking hours, when, in the case of one who has played such a prominent part in earlier years, existence is prolonged so far beyond the period of energetic life. But the close of his activity has by no means meant the close of his influence, for Ruskin holds a place amongst those whom we consider as primarily students and men of letters, but who have also exercised an immediate effect on practical life. His activity has been diverse, touching life at many points. As the writer, whose estimate of him we are about to consider, says: "This thinker is a man of action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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