History of architecture, from the earliest times; its present condition in Europe and the United States; with a biography of eminent architects, and a glossary of architectural terms (1848)
Tuthill, Louisa C. (Louisa Caroline), 1798-1879 · Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston · leaf 344
the villa; and in this point, unfortu-nately, there is often a complete failure. There is noabsolute need that this should be the case. A cottageor a farm-house may be picturesque without sacrificingone tittle of its convenience. The great and leadingobject should be utility, and w^here that is… … pearance of the streets; this might be remedied in part;but in general it arises so much from the necessity ofthe case, that glaring departures from regularity areoppressive to the eye. Much, however, might be doneto improve street architecture, as is demonstrated bysome of the beautiful…
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