GIVEN BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,
IN LENT TERM, 1872

BY

JOHN RUSKIN, LL.D.,

HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND HONORARY FELLOW
OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD.
TWELFTH THOUSAND

LONDON

GEORGE ALLEN, 156, CHARING CROSS ROAD
1900
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[PREFACE.]