Walker, William, b. 1821 · New York : C. Scribner · leaf 44
s making, chiefly depends on some ofthe following considerations : 1st, that by what they pre-sent to the eye they suggest to the mind something ofdeep import, as in symbolic ornamentation ; or, 2nd, thatwhich is presented to the eye is of such a form or colour as On Seeing and Observing. 15 to… … Fig. 4. 27. In Fig. 4 (the lotus-plant) we have a conventionaland unpretending ornament, which by itself would not ex-cite much emotion, but when recognised as one of the mostsignificant symbols of Egyptian architecture becomes full ofinterest.
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