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part of the building without injuring the picturesque 

 outside, because an exact symmetry, so far from being 

 necessary, is rather to be avoided in a Gothic building. 

 Another objection may arise from the smallness of 

 the house, as Gothic structures are in general of consid- 

 erable magnitude ; but the character of great or small 

 is not governed by measurement : a great building may 

 be made to appear small ; and it is from the quantity 

 of windows, and not their size, that we should pro- 

 nounce the house at Wembly to be a very consider- 

 able edifice. 



