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THE abbot’s barn, glastonbury, somersetshire.

In concluding the description of this fine example of ancient architecture,
it can hardly be thought impertinent to express an earnest wish for its pre-
servation. The builders of the middle ages have left monuments of their skill
and liberality, with which few, indeed, of our modern works can be fairly com-
pared. The excellent construction of these fabrics has enabled them to endure
for ages, where they have not been destroyed by barbarous hands; and the
taste with which even the subordinate parts were finished, as we see in this
example, could impart grace even to a barn.