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Page 337
... Regularity and proportion are effential in buildings deftined chiefly or folely to please the eye , because they are the means to pro- duce intrinfic beauty . But a skilful artist VOL . III . U u will will not confine his view to ...
... Regularity and proportion are effential in buildings deftined chiefly or folely to please the eye , because they are the means to pro- duce intrinfic beauty . But a skilful artist VOL . III . U u will will not confine his view to ...
Page 344
... regularity , but that the ar- chitect had not fkill fufficient to connect external regularity with internal conve- nience . From ornaments in general , we defcend to a pillar , the chief ornament in great buildings . The destination of ...
... regularity , but that the ar- chitect had not fkill fufficient to connect external regularity with internal conve- nience . From ornaments in general , we defcend to a pillar , the chief ornament in great buildings . The destination of ...
Page 390
... Regularity , properly speaking , be- longs , like beauty , to objects of fight : like beauty , it is also apply'd figuratively to other objects . Thus we say , a regular govern- ment , a regular compofition of mufic , and , re- gular ...
... Regularity , properly speaking , be- longs , like beauty , to objects of fight : like beauty , it is also apply'd figuratively to other objects . Thus we say , a regular govern- ment , a regular compofition of mufic , and , re- gular ...
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