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Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain (1862)

Howitt, William, 1792-1879 · London : A.W. Bennett · leaf 241

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We feek,though yet with unequal fuccefs, to revive the architecturalgenius which evolved thefe fallen fanes; amid their crumblingftones and clafping ivy we feek for principles of grace and truth ;and thefe point us fmilingly to that inexhauftible fource whencemediaeval builders drew their laws and… … Richard Barrett, Printer, 13, Mark Lane, London. «29 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVECARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY

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