Mornings in Florence by John Ruskin
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The astronomer, with his sextant revolving on a fixed pivot, looks up to the vault of the heavens and beholds their zodiac; prescient of what else with optic glass the Tuscan artist viewed, at evening, from the top of Fesole. Above the dome of heaven, as yet unseen, are the Lord of the worlds and His angels. To-day, the Dawn and the Daystar: to-morrow, the Daystar arising in the heart. 9. Defensive architecture. The building of the watchtower. The beginning of security in possession. 10. Pottery. The making of pot, cup, and platter. The first civilized furniture; the means of heating liquid, and serving drink and meat with decency and economy. 11. Riding. The subduing of animals to domestic service. 12. Weaving. The making of clothes with swiftness, and in precision of structure, by help of the loom. 13. Law, revealed as directly from heaven. 14. Dadalus (not Icarus, but the father trying the wings). The conquest of the element of air. As the seventh subject of the first group introduced the arts of home after those of the savage wanderer, this seventh of the second group |
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