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Aspect it, especially as their attention is directed 

 towards other angles. He says " the columns 

 being fluted exhibit circles of angles round every 

 shaft, and stand upon a basement surrounded by 

 a cornice chiefly composed of angular rnouldings * 

 I shall not lay any stress on the difference between 

 the angles of the general basement or pavement 

 of the colonnade, aud those of each particular 

 plinth, though not immaterial, but on another 

 point of difference peculiar to the columns 

 at Tivoli, which appears to me very essen- 

 tial. It is well known that the columns of the 

 old Doric order, are always without bases; but 

 their shafts are placed on the pavement, in the 

 same manner as the original of all columns, a tree 

 sawed off at the butt, is placed on the ground: 

 now in those at Tivoli, the lower torus or round 

 moulding, forms a finishing at the bottom of the 

 shaft, and rests immediately on the bottom of 

 the pavement 4 and it is obvious how much the 

 circular character must be heightened, whensucb 

 a moulding, so near the eye, occupies ti>e place, 

 where, in other Corinthian columns^ an augular 

 plinth usually presents itself; and what an im- 

 pression it must make upon a spectator, who 

 stands on the pavement, or on any near station 

 upon a level with it, and tl»ence takes a view of 

 the circle of columns. 



The next point to be considered is the appear- 

 SB.ee of die temple;, in respect to the character of 



