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ndmirc and mere dirtiness of Colour, so thcri 

 is ns essential a difference betwecrr what i<; 

 sim{3lc and wiiat is bald. Baldness of effect, 

 in all objects arises from wan-t of diadow j 

 b^ti^* many circumstanecs that pYoducd 

 depth of shadow, such as projecting roofs, 

 porches, windows that are recessed, are per- 

 fectly consistent with simplicilj ^nd uni- 

 formity, i . .. •-- 



The forms of chinrrffe*? are ndt les?rto bl5 

 attended to in villa one-houses, than in those 

 on a larger scale ; and in some respects still 

 more so: for although any poverty of form 

 gives g"/eater offence when mixed ■\nth th6 

 beauty and splendour of architecture, yet, 

 ki low houses, the good or bad eflfect of 

 chimnies is more immediately striking, a^ 

 they are nearer the eye, and larger in prti- 

 portion to the building. In old vinnge+ 

 houses they have often the same pictu^ 

 resque character, and many of the samb 

 decorations, with those of the ancient man- 

 sions already described; and, indeed, seem 

 to have beeft copied from them. The^cf; 



