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" Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men! Mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to those of nature. Where is now the boast of the architect! Regularity, the only part... "
The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ... - Page 477
by Robert Forsyth - 1808 - 547 pages
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 51

1774 - 592 pages
...engraving. " Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or the palace? built by man ? mere models or play-things! imitations as diminutive as his works will always be, when compared to thofe of Nature. Where is now the boaft of the architect ! Regularity, die only part in which he fancied...
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the monthly journal

several hands - 1774 - 596 pages
...engraving. " Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by man ? mere models or play-things ! imitations as diminutive as his works will always be, when compared to thole of Nature. Where ii now the boail of the architect ! Regularity, the only part in which he fancied...
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A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, 1772, Part 1

Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 548 pages
...architecture. " Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where is now the boaft of the architect ! regularity the only part in which he fancied...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 17

1778 - 630 pages
...architecture. " Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men ! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where is now the boaft of the architect? regularity, the only part in which he fancied...
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A Tour Through the Highlands of Scotland, and the Hebride Isles, in MDCCLXXXVI.

John Knox - 1787 - 566 pages
..." Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by man ! mere models or plaything?, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where is now the boaft of the architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied...
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The New wonderful magazine, and marvellous chronicle ..., Volume 3, Issues 37-48

512 pages
...in architefture. Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or palaces built by man ? mere models or playthings, imitations -as diminutive as his works will always be, when compared to thofe of nature. Where is now the boaft of the architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied...
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Scotland Delineated, Or, A Geographical Description of Every Shire in ...

Robert Heron - 1799 - 432 pages
...architec" ture. Compared to this, what are the " cathedrals and palaces built by man ! ", mere models or play-things, imitations " as diminutive as his works will always " be when compared to thofe of nature." The cavern diftinguimed by the name of Fian-mac-Couil, or Fingal the fon of Comhal's...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 17

1801 - 554 pages
...architecture. " Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men ! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where is now the boail of the architect ? regularity, the only part in which he fancied...
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A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar: And Present State of ...

William Guthrie, John Knox - 1801 - 1204 pages
...architecture. •' Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or palaces built by man ? mere models or playthings ; imitations as diminutive, as his works will always be, when compared to thole of nature. Where is now the boaft of fhe architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied...
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The British Tourist's, Or, Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through ..., Volume 1

William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 414 pages
...Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men ? Mere models, or play. things ! imitations, as diminutive as his works will always...himself to exceed his mistress nature, is here found in his possession, and here has been, for ages, nndescribed.* " With onr minds full of such reflections,...
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