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... look upon the times which witnessed the noblest de- velopments of his own art , with a view which a calmer and more extended view of history will not justify . I am inclined to think that every age has its own virtues and its own vices ...
... look upon the times which witnessed the noblest de- velopments of his own art , with a view which a calmer and more extended view of history will not justify . I am inclined to think that every age has its own virtues and its own vices ...
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... look on buildings solely in the light of antiquities , with whom the most sumptu- ous display of Grecian or Gothic art has , after all , scarcely any other interest than that raised by a barrow or a kistvaen , a rusty dagger , or an ...
... look on buildings solely in the light of antiquities , with whom the most sumptu- ous display of Grecian or Gothic art has , after all , scarcely any other interest than that raised by a barrow or a kistvaen , a rusty dagger , or an ...
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... look for the discovery of principles of art , but at best for an his- torical science of detail , classified according to dates . And it would be most ungrateful in the architectural student to deny the immense benefits conferred on his ...
... look for the discovery of principles of art , but at best for an his- torical science of detail , classified according to dates . And it would be most ungrateful in the architectural student to deny the immense benefits conferred on his ...
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... look at once to the artistic principles of successive styles , and the manner in which they are carried out in their more prominent details , and will far- ther seek to be a general contribution to the history of man and his nature ...
... look at once to the artistic principles of successive styles , and the manner in which they are carried out in their more prominent details , and will far- ther seek to be a general contribution to the history of man and his nature ...
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... look with suspicion on the historical study of the science , and the elucidation of its general principles ; the archi- tectural monuments of every nation cannot fail to throw light upon its history , institutions , and modes of thought ...
... look with suspicion on the historical study of the science , and the elucidation of its general principles ; the archi- tectural monuments of every nation cannot fail to throw light upon its history , institutions , and modes of thought ...
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Page 316 - The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone.
Page 315 - With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alleyed walk To emulate in stone. On the deep walls the heathen Dane Had poured his impious rage in vain ; And needful was such strength to these, EXposed t'o the tempestuous seas, Scourged by the winds...