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Houses for town or country (1907)

Croly, Herbert David, 1869-1930 · New York, Duffield & Company · leaf 96

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pensing with the services of a good architect. It ispossible, of course, that an amateur may have a natu-ral instinct for design that will enable him to dobetter for himself than anybody else, however skil-ful; but ninety-nine times out of one hundred thetraining, the experience and the gift of the… … HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY This quality of style is of all aesthetic qualities themost difficult to describe. It is so simple and un-mistakable in its effect, yet so complicated andevasive in its origin. I cannot attempt to define it,but perhaps some idea of its meaning can be inferredfrom the…

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