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into a benefit, by collecting the same into a well lined 

 cistern, whence it may be again transferred into various 

 departments of home service. Paint the whole of 

 your joinery, &;c. in true and honest colours, and 

 varnish the same with a view to poetical fascination — 

 not immoral deceit. Glaze the whole of your lights 

 with the best crown glass, so that your loyalty may 

 remain unobstructed, your domestic comfort preserved, 

 and your professional prospects undimmed- 



Slater. 



Cover the whole of the roofs with sound lady slates, 

 nailed on good heart laths, and, secure in its strength, 

 enter into the mansion which your integrity has built 

 for you.'' 



Thus ended my friend's " Specification and particu- 

 lars of sundry works to be done in the erection and 

 completion of an architect's professional fame ;" and 

 as he gave it to me, then an incipient, so do I bequeath 

 it to others, with a ready allowance as to the ease of 

 drawing up a code of good advice, and the difficulty 

 of following up the contract. How came Portia to 

 be so architectural in her moralizings ? '^ If to 



But the glorious Shakspeare suits every argument 

 with fitting illustrations; nor could architecture be 

 better employed than in designing such an edifice as 

 in its erection would show how deep was our love for 

 his moral excellence, and how lofty our admiration for 

 his transcendant powers as a creator of airy beings and 

 as a painter of mortal life. Mercy upon us ! what an 

 antipodean transition ! From Old FuUmoney to 

 William Shakspeare ! Let me look back at my text : 



Austria.^ — " 1 must pocket up these wrongs, 



Because 



Bastard, — " Your breeches best may carry them." 



King John. 



And the young aspirant to architectural practise, who 

 is also obliged by circumstances to look after the gar- 

 niture of his pocket, will meet with " wrongs" enough 

 to inflame his pride. Not, however, that any wanton 

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