PART III. ARCHITECTURE. 93 



der circular column has been placed in the angles of recesses, 

 which has a good effect in that style ; but in Grecian architec- 

 ture would be so inconsistent with fitness, that it would dis- 

 please, as may be seen in the otherwise handsome edifice of 

 Thrikleby Hall. It may be observed here, that the general 

 idea of doubling the angles of corners is equally applicable to 

 open courts and public squares ; and though this, as far as I 

 know, has never been done with the intention of producing 

 beauty, yet the very excellent effect which it would have, may 

 be seen in Finsbury Square, London; where the junction of 

 two streets at two of its angles shews nearly what I propose. 



The next part that appears to me censurable in the irregular 

 Grecian style is the management of chimney tops. Nothing, 

 in an elegant building, can be more incongruous and vulgar 

 than the appearance of these among antique forms, and termi- 

 nated as they commonly are by brown or red earthen tubes. 

 This may be seen almost every where ; but two glaring in- 

 stances which occur to me at present are, Somerset House, and 

 the New College of Edinburgh. Nothing can be easier than 

 to give these parts forms which shall neither disgust by their 

 vulgarity, nor require assistance from earthen ware, or addi- 

 tional tubes of any kind, to facilitate the ascent of smoke. 



The sky outline in our imitations of Grecian buildings is too 



