A gentleman's first characteristic is that fineness of structure in the body which renders it capable of the most delicate sensation; and of structure in the mind which renders it capable of the most delicate sympathies; one may say simply "fineness of nature.


Modern Painters (ed. 1860)

John Ruskin Quotes

A gentleman's first characteristic is that fineness of structure in the body which renders it capable of the most delicate sensation; and of...

A gentleman's first characteristic is that fineness of structure in the body which renders it capable of the most delicate sensation; and of...

A gentleman's first characteristic is that fineness of structure in the body which renders it capable of the most delicate sensation; and of...

A gentleman's first characteristic is that fineness of structure in the body which renders it capable of the most delicate sensation; and of...