London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 43
more compact in form; and, although muchmight have been done in the way of characteristic decoration, itis seldom distinguished by any marks of judgment or goodtaste. The upholsterer (if he makes the design) gives it columnsso shrunk in the shafts, that they may frequently be seen twentyor thirty… … had been made, the form would, perhaps, by its simplicity, havebeen more in character with the architecture of the room. Toproduce architectural fitness of expression, it is not necessary toemploy columns; and, where they are introduced so small, andin such situations, they rather create a disgust,…
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