 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...which these faults appear the most strongly ; but they appear in some degree in all sorts of crosses. Indeed there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles ; a fault obvious in many ; and owing to an inordinate thirst for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is sure... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Aesthetics - 1764 - 458 pages
...which thefe faults appear the moft ftrongly; but they appear in fome degree in all forts of crofles. Indeed there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles ; a fault obvious in many; and owing to an inordinate thirfl for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is fure... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...which thefe faults appear the moft ftrongly ; but they appear in fome degree in all forts of croffes. Indeed there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles ; a fault obvious in many ; and owing to an inordinate thirft for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is fure... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...which thefe faults appear the moft ftrongly ; but they appear in fome degree in all forts of croffes. Indeed there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles; a fault obvious in many; and owing to an inordinate thirft for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is fure... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...provident and beneh'cient fuperiatendance, her powers nmft be boundlefs. — • — Ibid. AN GLE'S. INDEED there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles; a fault obvious in many; and owing to an inordinate thirft. for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is fure... | |
 | Freeman of Dublin - Ireland - 1800 - 674 pages
...which- thefe faults appear the moft ftrongly ; but they appear in fome degree in all forts of croffes. Indeed there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles ; a fault obvious in many ; and owing to an inordinate thirft for variety, which, •whenever it prevails, is... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1827 - 194 pages
...which these faults appear the most strongly ; but they appear in. some degree in all. sorts of crosses. Indeed, there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur...of buildings, than to abound in angles — a fault obvious in many, and owing to an inordinate thirst for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is sure... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...thoughts, Brave resolution, and divine discourse. O! 'tis the paradise I the heaven of earth! Chapman. XIX. There is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles; a fault obvious in many, and owing to an inordinate thirst for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is sure... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...thoughts, Brave resolution, and divine discourse. U 'tis the paradise! the heaven of earth! Chapman. XIX. There is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles; a fault obvious in many, and owing to an inordinate thirst for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is sure... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 744 pages
...which these faults appear the most strongly ; but they appear in some decree in all sorts of crosses. Indeed there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles; a fault obvious in many; and owing to an inordinate thirst for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is sure... | |
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Indeed there is nothing more prejudicial to the grandeur of buildings, than to abound in angles ; a fault obvious in many ; and owing to an inordinate thirst for variety, which, whenever it prevails, is sure to leave very little true taste. 
