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Page 364
... Uniformity of tafte gives opportunity for sumptuous and elegant buildings , for fine gardens , and ex- tenfive embellishments , which please uni- verfally . Works of this nature could never have reached any degree of perfection , had ...
... Uniformity of tafte gives opportunity for sumptuous and elegant buildings , for fine gardens , and ex- tenfive embellishments , which please uni- verfally . Works of this nature could never have reached any degree of perfection , had ...
Page 390
... uniformity is , where the parts mutually correfpond , but without being precisely fimilar . The uniformity is imperfect betwixt two fquares or cubes of unequal dimenfions ; and ftill more fo be- twixt a fquare and a parallelogram . 25 ...
... uniformity is , where the parts mutually correfpond , but without being precisely fimilar . The uniformity is imperfect betwixt two fquares or cubes of unequal dimenfions ; and ftill more fo be- twixt a fquare and a parallelogram . 25 ...
Page 391
... uniformity a- gain is predicated of these parts as related to each other by resemblance . We fay , a square is a regular , not an uniform figure : but with respect to the constituent parts of a fquare , we fay not that they are regular ...
... uniformity a- gain is predicated of these parts as related to each other by resemblance . We fay , a square is a regular , not an uniform figure : but with respect to the constituent parts of a fquare , we fay not that they are regular ...
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