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... combination of domestic conveniences and soundness of con- struction ; so that a house built by the Cubitts became proverbial as one , that was substantial and free from the dilapidations and discomforts of ordinary dwellings . The.
... combination of domestic conveniences and soundness of con- struction ; so that a house built by the Cubitts became proverbial as one , that was substantial and free from the dilapidations and discomforts of ordinary dwellings . The.
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... built from his designs , all different in character , but all shewing great taste , and excellent in their arrangement . Excuse my having written to you so much in detail , but as you have taken an interest in the reputation of our ...
... built from his designs , all different in character , but all shewing great taste , and excellent in their arrangement . Excuse my having written to you so much in detail , but as you have taken an interest in the reputation of our ...
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... built . Here he had the most favorable opportunity of acquiring a knowledge of Architecture , as that building was considered at the time a masterpiece of conception and execution in its structural details ; and his taste must have been ...
... built . Here he had the most favorable opportunity of acquiring a knowledge of Architecture , as that building was considered at the time a masterpiece of conception and execution in its structural details ; and his taste must have been ...
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... built up the theory of construction , which renders the Pyramids in their vast extent true to that great law of the universe , and which gives to the Parthenon its stability , and to the magic productions of the Middle Ages that ...
... built up the theory of construction , which renders the Pyramids in their vast extent true to that great law of the universe , and which gives to the Parthenon its stability , and to the magic productions of the Middle Ages that ...
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... built by Mr. Cockerell . Afterwards pulled down by him to make way for the present Private Drawing Office Four Lithographs of Bassi - relievi , executed by Mr. Rennie for the same Design for the Houses of Parliament . ( Competition ) ...
... built by Mr. Cockerell . Afterwards pulled down by him to make way for the present Private Drawing Office Four Lithographs of Bassi - relievi , executed by Mr. Rennie for the same Design for the Houses of Parliament . ( Competition ) ...
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Page 7 - I expect neither profit nor general fame by my writings," says Coleridge, in the preface to his poems ; " and I consider myself as having been amply repaid without either. Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has soothed my afflictions ; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments ; it has endeared solitude, and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.
Page 9 - If a straight line be divided into any two parts, the squares on the whole line, and on one of the parts, are equal to twice the rectangle contained by the whole and that part, together with the square on the other part. Let the straight line AB be divided into any two parts in the point C. Then the squares on AB, BC shall be equal to twice the rectangle AB, BC, together with the square on A C.
Page xvii - On the Egyptian Obelisks in Rome, and Monoliths, as Ornaments of Great Cities ; read at the Ordinary General Meeting of the Royal Institute of British Architects, May 31. 1858, by the Rev. Richard Burgess, BD Followed by remarks on the application of the Entasis to the Obelisk, by John Bell, Esq. Together with discussions upon the whole subject by members of the Institute.
Page 136 - DAY set on Norham's castled steep, And Tweed's fair river, broad and deep, And Cheviot's mountains lone : The battled towers, the donjon keep, The loophole grates, where captives weep, 5 The flanking walls that round it sweep, In yellow lustre shone.
Page 125 - ... visited the rooms, and, in short, made a careful examination of the whole place ; but so perfect was every street, every house, every room, that I almost fancied I was in a dream, wandering alone in this city of the dead, seeing all perfect, yet not hearing a sound.
Page 20 - ... réglés par le Code civil, et ceux qui peuvent réclamer des servitudes résultant des titres mêmes du propriétaire ou d'autres actes dans lesquels il serait intervenu, sinon il restera seul chargé envers eux des indemnités que ces derniers pourront réclamer.
Page 9 - To draw a straight line at right angles to a given straight line, from a given point in the same.
Page 139 - There can be little doubt that King Henry III., during his sojourns in France, became enamoured of this arrangement, which in its perfected form he may have seen in course of being carried out at Amiens, Beauvais, Rheims, and elsewhere. It would naturally strike him as well suited to the reconstruction of the eastern portion of a church already possessing an apse with a continuous surrounding aisle. Whether this project had been formed when the Lady-chapel was built in 1220, it is impossible to ascertain....
Page 9 - Triangles upon equal bases, and between the same parallels, are equal to one another.
Page 125 - The houses were some of them very large, consisting usually of three rooms on the ground floor, and two on the first story, the stairs being formed of large stones built into the house-walls, and leading up outside. The doors were, as usual, of Jer. xlviii. stone : sometimes there were folding-doors, and some of them were highly ornamented.