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bulging out in various directions ? you 

 certainly must also recollect the weather- 

 stains and concretions, on the walls and 

 the wood-work ; for I very well remember 

 your surprize at hearing the term beautiful 

 applied to them : now, the clean, even 

 colour of this house, if contrasted with 

 the mouldy tints of the hovel, might al- 

 most be called beautiful. That hovel was 

 simply picturesque, without any quality 

 that approached to what is beautiful, or to 

 what would be likely to give pleasure to 

 the generality of mankind : this, like nia- 

 ny other buildings, has a mixture of both 

 qualities ; but their limits happen to be 

 particularly distinct : and if what we have 

 been conversing upon, has made any im- 

 pression on your mind, T am sure you will 

 see at once, by what means this building 

 would become merely picturesque." 



" That," said Mr. Seymour, " does not 

 require much consideration ; only let it be 

 neglected for a few years, it will be as full 

 of moulds, stains, and broken parts, and 

 as much out of the perpendicular, as any 



