Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Volume 5The Institute, 1898 |
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... seems ludicrous not to insist on an architect who is to build having such knowledge of statics as to know the proper method of resisting the force of wind , of water , and of earth , and the thrusts of arches , vaults , and domes ...
... seems ludicrous not to insist on an architect who is to build having such knowledge of statics as to know the proper method of resisting the force of wind , of water , and of earth , and the thrusts of arches , vaults , and domes ...
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... seems to be quite equal to his vast undertaking . The quality and interest of the earlier volume are sustained in the present work ; indeed , the success of his scheme has enabled Mr. Sachs to extend its scope considerably . An ...
... seems to be quite equal to his vast undertaking . The quality and interest of the earlier volume are sustained in the present work ; indeed , the success of his scheme has enabled Mr. Sachs to extend its scope considerably . An ...
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... seem quite adequate to every one . To some it may appear rather an excuse than a justification for what they may be ... seems by this time to have had so vast an extent of work that he was compelled to trust very largely to his staff ...
... seem quite adequate to every one . To some it may appear rather an excuse than a justification for what they may be ... seems by this time to have had so vast an extent of work that he was compelled to trust very largely to his staff ...
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... seems yet to have been raised by the good folks of the city whose pious ancestors burnt him . If the glory of martyrdom is of all glories the highest , a fitting memorial to the martyr of Chester would be a noble spire crowning that ...
... seems yet to have been raised by the good folks of the city whose pious ancestors burnt him . If the glory of martyrdom is of all glories the highest , a fitting memorial to the martyr of Chester would be a noble spire crowning that ...
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... seems so probable that it became my own conclusion long ago , and I can scarcely say that I have yet rejected the idea ; but there appear to be grounds at least not to assume perfect certainty on the subject . In Ali Bey's plan of the ...
... seems so probable that it became my own conclusion long ago , and I can scarcely say that I have yet rejected the idea ; but there appear to be grounds at least not to assume perfect certainty on the subject . In Ali Bey's plan of the ...
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Página 7 - Lords and commons of England ! consider what nation it is whereof ye are, and whereof ye are the governors : a nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit ; acute to invent, subtile and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point the highest that human capacity can soar to.
Página 471 - Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul, As the swift seasons roll ! Leave thy low-vaulted past ! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea ! OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
Página 308 - Philosophy, that leaned on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of metaphysic begs defence, And metaphysic calls for aid on sense ! See mystery to mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die.
Página 472 - In the old Tuscan town stands Giotto's tower, The lily of Florence blossoming in stone, — A vision, a delight, and a desire, — The builder's perfect and centennial flower, That in the night of ages bloomed alone, But wanting still the glory of the spire.
Página 259 - To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. 'An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk; from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail. 'He dried his wings: like gauze they grew; Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew.
Página 8 - Men, my brothers, men the workers, ever reaping something new : That which they have done but earnest of the things that they shall do...
Página 262 - No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay, "No storied urn nor animated bust;" This simple stone directs pale SCOTIA'S way To pour her sorrows o'er her POET'S dust.
Página 8 - ... and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point, the highest that human capacity can soar to. Therefore the studies of learning in her deepest sciences have been so ancient, and so eminent among us, that writers of good antiquity and able judgment have been persuaded, that even the school of Pythagoras and the Persian wisdom took beginning from the old philosophy of this island.
Página 63 - All such plans and drawings shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one-eighth of an inch to the foot, on paper or cloth, in ink, or by some process that will not fade or obliterate. All distances and dimensions shall be accurately figured, and drawings made explicit and complete, showing the entire sewerage and drain pipes and location of all plumbing fixtures within such building.
Página 329 - Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place : The whitewashed wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnished clock that clicked behind the door: The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day...