Benjamin Jowett, letter (1883), quoted in Evelyn Abbott and Lewis Campbell, The Life and Letters of Benjamin Jowett, M.A. Master of Balliol College, Oxford. Vol. II (1897), p. 257
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I should wish never to lose the impression of the kind welcome which I received from him. He is the gentlest and most innocent of mankind, of great genius but inconsecutive; and he has never rubbed his mind against others, so that he is ignorant of very obvious things.
— Benjamin Jowett
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About John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English author, poet and painter, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic.
About John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English author, poet and painter, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic.
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