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doorway, which, as I have already observed, is the richest architectural feature 

 in the building. The richest of these capitals are those which decorate a double 

 column on each side. 



In the curious capital next represented we have an interesting example of 

 the intersecting semicircular arches, which, by forming acute arches, gave, in 

 England, according to the ingenious theory so zealously advocated by the late 

 Dr. Milner, the first suggestion of the pointed style of architecture, and which was 

 afterwards so generally adopted in Europe, and refined into a beautiful and 

 harmonious system. This theory is, however, I believe, now very generally 

 rejected, even by English antiquaries, who have thus given a proof that they do 



not love the glory of their country better than truth ; and I have only alluded 

 to it here in consequence of the cotemporaneous example which this capital 



