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Gothic abundance of ornament, any more
handle than nature is JW Slim elegance it
could produce, or sturdy solidity,
as its moods went* Material was
not its master, but its servant: mar/
ble was not necessary to its beauty;
stone would do, or brick, or timber*
In default of carving it would set
together cubes of glass or whatso/
ever was shining and fair/hued, &
cover every portion of its interiors
with a fairy coat of splendour; or
would mould mere plaster into in/
tricacyofworkscarcetobefollowed,
but never wearying the eyes with its
delicacy and expressiveness of line*
Smoothness it loves, the utmost
finish that the hand can give; but
if material or skill fail, the rougher
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handle than nature is JW Slim elegance it
could produce, or sturdy solidity,
as its moods went* Material was
not its master, but its servant: mar/
ble was not necessary to its beauty;
stone would do, or brick, or timber*
In default of carving it would set
together cubes of glass or whatso/
ever was shining and fair/hued, &
cover every portion of its interiors
with a fairy coat of splendour; or
would mould mere plaster into in/
tricacyofworkscarcetobefollowed,
but never wearying the eyes with its
delicacy and expressiveness of line*
Smoothness it loves, the utmost
finish that the hand can give; but
if material or skill fail, the rougher
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