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Page 91
... beauty of the composition , and the elegance and truth of the individual forms , so evident in all the designs , but because , among the originals , many were preserved which are rendered exceptionable by indelicacy of expression . All ...
... beauty of the composition , and the elegance and truth of the individual forms , so evident in all the designs , but because , among the originals , many were preserved which are rendered exceptionable by indelicacy of expression . All ...
Page 356
... beauty resulting from variety and contrast , which arises from each maintaining its proper charac- The importance of an edifice is lost in assimilating its forms with those of the productions of another kind ; and the whole is thus ...
... beauty resulting from variety and contrast , which arises from each maintaining its proper charac- The importance of an edifice is lost in assimilating its forms with those of the productions of another kind ; and the whole is thus ...
Page 357
... beauty resulting from each depends on their different conformations . Many of the bold features of nature are occa- sioned by convulsive eruptions ; and the sublime masses , which ponderously overhang their bases , cannot be imitated ...
... beauty resulting from each depends on their different conformations . Many of the bold features of nature are occa- sioned by convulsive eruptions ; and the sublime masses , which ponderously overhang their bases , cannot be imitated ...
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