John Ruskin Quote

It [a bird] rests upon the air, subdues it, surpasses it, out races it — i s the air, conscious of itself, conquering itself, ruling itself.


The Queen of the Air, Chapter II, 65 (p. 70), George Allen. 1903


It [a bird] rests upon the air, subdues it, surpasses it, out races it — i s the air, conscious of itself, conquering itself, ruling itself.

It [a bird] rests upon the air, subdues it, surpasses it, out races it — i s the air, conscious of itself, conquering itself, ruling itself.

It [a bird] rests upon the air, subdues it, surpasses it, out races it — i s the air, conscious of itself, conquering itself, ruling itself.

It [a bird] rests upon the air, subdues it, surpasses it, out races it — i s the air, conscious of itself, conquering itself, ruling itself.