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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'Read 1st Chron. XVII and 17th Psalm.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Took up Renan's "St Paul" as I was dressing, and read a little. A piece of epistle in smaller type caught my eye as I was closing the book: "Graces a Dieu pour son ineff...John Ruskin Ernest RenanSt PaulPrint: Book
1850-1899'Going to bed, I take up the Inn-table New Testament. It opens at "A little while and ye shall not see me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to ...John Ruskin [n/a]New TestamentPrint: Book
1850-1899'And going to bed, after a little thinking over the Land question in "Fortnightly Review", got for my verse Isaiah XLI 9 in Joan's Bible.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1850-1899'And going to bed, after a little thinking over the Land question in "Fortnightly Review", got for my verse Isaiah XLI 9 in Joan's Bible.'John Ruskin [n/a]Fortnightly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Read the "Sir, come down ere my child die".'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (John)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Michael Angelo's "Pastoral".'John Ruskin Michael AngeloPastoralPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read chief part of Helps' "Conquerors of the New World".'John Ruskin Sir Arthur HelpsConquerors of the New WorldPrint: Book
1850-1899'Advertisement on Rocks of Hudson: "Use Binninger's Old London Dock Gin".'John Ruskin [n/a][advertisement]Print: Advertisement
1850-1899'Read in Luke XXII, the last supper'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Luke)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read my Father's note of flowers at Chartreuse. 21.'John Ruskin John James RuskindiaryManuscript: Codex
1850-1899'Read my Father's note on St George. p. 26'John Ruskin John James RuskindiaryManuscript: Codex
1850-1899'Opened at Ecclesiasticus L. 17, reading on to 18, and, by chance, 8'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Ecclesiastes)Print: Book
1850-1899'Yesterday after reading "Romance of Rose" thought much of the destruction of all my higher power of sentiment by late sorrow'John Ruskin [unknown]Roman de la rose [?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Began "Friedrich" to purpose and worked well.'John Ruskin Thomas CarlyleHistory of Friedrich II of Prussia OR Frederick th...Print: Book
1850-1899'Yesterday hard at "Friedrich", then walk to Tilberthwaite ravine with Joan and Arthur'John Ruskin Thomas CarlyleHistory of Friedrich II of Prussia OR Frederick th...Print: Book
1850-1899'Yesterday Mr Shields came and disturbed me, but I was glad to see him. Did some "Frederick" in spite'John Ruskin Thomas CarlyleHistory of Friedrich II of Prussia OR Frederick th...Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Rouen missal with advantage'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Yesterday ... Worked at "Frederick".'John Ruskin Thomas CarlyleHistory of Friedrich II of Prussia OR Frederick th...Print: Book
1850-1899'Yesterday hard work on "Frederick"'John Ruskin Thomas CarlyleHistory of Friedrich II of Prussia OR Frederick th...Print: Book


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