Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Estes and Lauriat Publishers · leaf 357
isten to one, therefore, but that, if he yield to the temptation,lie becomes irregular in design, and rude in handling ; and weshall assuredly find the two families of caj)itals distinguished,the one by its symmetrical, thoroughly organised, and exqui-sitely executed ornament, the other by its… … ILAiK .Will.—c.vrrrAi.s. Convex. THE CORNICE AND CAPITAL. 321 we shall not fail to find balancing qualities in both. Theseverity of the disciplinariau capital rej^resses the power of theimagination ; it gradually degenerates into Formalism ; andthe indolence which cannot escape from its stern…
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