Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 574
rrupttheir character, for the energy is then pervading, not individ- THE VILLA. 155 ual; and, therefore, our edifice must be rectangular. In bothcases, therefore, the grand outline of the villa is the same ;but in the one we have it set off by contrast, in the other byassimilation; and we must work… … Fig. 44. ence of destruction, of distortion, of torture, to speak strong-ly, must be evident in their every line. We free the build-ing from this influence, and give it repose, gracefulness, andease ; and we have a contrast of feeling as well as of line, bywhich the desirable attributes are…
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