Fors

Fors is one of nearly 600 Americans who were left behind in Laos.

Fors, Gary H. 1967

Ruskin’s response, recorded in Fors Clavigera, was highly inflammatory:

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For the next fortnight he struggled on with this labour, and with his last "Fors" -- the last he was to write in the long series of more than seven years. [

The Life of John Ruskin 1893

"Don't drop oil all over my 'Fors' or I'll scrag you!"

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"Fors" page is different from, and not so symmetrical as that of the octavo "Works Series," although both are printed on the same sized paper -- medium 8vo.

The Life of John Ruskin 1893

He accepted the lesson, though he, too, could not recant; still he tried to correct his apparent levity in the renewed seriousness and more earnest tone of "Fors," speaking more plainly and more simply, but without concession.

The Life of John Ruskin 1893

The book was announced for his father's birthday, May 10, 1849, and it appeared while they were among the Alps. The earlier part of this tour is pretty fully described in "Præterita," II. xi., and "Fors," letter xc., and so the visit of Richard Fall, the meeting with Sibylla Dowie, and the death of cousin Mary need not be dwelt on here.

The Life of John Ruskin 1893

If he had forsaken all and followed the vocation of St. Francis, -- he has discussed the question candidly in "Fors" for May, 1874 -- would not his work have been more effectual, his example more inspiring?

The Life of John Ruskin 1893

In "Fors," however, the web is of a piece, all sparkling with the same life; though as it is gradually unwound from the loom it is hard to judge the design.

The Life of John Ruskin 1893

The following are extracts from the usual budget of home letters; readers of "Fors" will need no further introduction to their old acquaintance, the tallow-chandler.

The Life of John Ruskin 1893