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its structure: that is, whether compared wlili 

 other temples, its frame appears to be of a mas- 

 sy, or a delicate kind. " So far," says Mr. Knight, 

 " from being of a deHcate frame, or with httle 

 appearance of strength, it is remarkable for no- 

 thing more than the compact firmness of its con- 

 struction, &,c." It is here particularly necessary 

 to keep in view the nature of the objects of which 

 we are speaking. Delicacy of frame, by which 

 Mr. Burke meant to characterize very different 

 objects, and which is so obviously appHcable to 

 a number of them both natural and artificial, must, 

 ^vhen applied to a temple, which, though compa- 

 ratively small, is by no means diminutive, and of 

 course strongly and firmly built, appear incon- 

 biM^ ' gruous, if full allowance be not made for the 

 quality of buildings in general, and unless a com- 

 i» : o,- paJ'-ison be made between it and a variety of other 

 s/Ij !ioo('f**'^P^*^^" ^ roust admit that it cannot be said of the 

 f|j>ie tva.'l t^™P'6 of Tivoli, even with the utmost degree of 

 'jDiiiq 9,i»l^o^^'a"ce and indulgence, that it has " little ap- 

 tj.hiv. peaiauce of strength," but that is Mr. Knight's 

 ^j ,r manner of stating the principle, not Mr. Burke's ; 



and as he has on a former occasion omitted some 

 M'ords altogether, so here he has, indeed, trans- 

 cribed them right in his quotation, but altered 

 them in his statement: Mr. Burke's words are 

 ^' fifthly, to be of a delicate frame, without any 

 remarkable appearance of strength:" I hardly 



