Of all embellishments by which the efforts of man can enhance the beauty of natural scenery, those are the most effective which can give animation to the scene, while the spirit which they bestow is in unison with its general character.


The Poetry of Architecture: Cottage, Villa, Etc, The Cottage (p. 7), John Wiley & Sons. 1877

John Ruskin Quotes

Of all embellishments by which the efforts of man can enhance the beauty of natural scenery, those are the most effective which can give animation to ...

Of all embellishments by which the efforts of man can enhance the beauty of natural scenery, those are the most effective which can give animation to ...

Of all embellishments by which the efforts of man can enhance the beauty of natural scenery, those are the most effective which can give animation to ...

Of all embellishments by which the efforts of man can enhance the beauty of natural scenery, those are the most effective which can give animation to ...