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•castles or temples, under the idea of improving the taste in 

 cottages by introducing something classical. Neither of these 

 kinds of cottages, it is to be hoped, will ever become general. 

 True taste in this branch of architecture is to be formed, and 

 ever must be formed, from cottages already erected in the 

 county ; from considering their various forms and combinations, 

 and their origin ; and from being able to distinguish between 

 that wretched poverty of form which is the result of necessity, 

 and the more pleasing simplicity which is the result of content- 

 ment and sufficiency. This is neither to be accomplished by 

 partial views of the county, nor by the study of the five orders 

 and their combinations. This remark on cottages, and other 

 inferior rural buildings, is equally applicable to villas, castles, 

 and mansions ; which, as being more striking objects, and 

 erected by such as can bestow more money, the mere architect 

 can indulge himself in drawing more lines, producing longer 

 elevations, and finer columns and rotundos ; but which, when 

 erected, only strike the discerning traveller with more force, and 

 raise his mind from feelings of displeasure to sentiments of dis- 

 gust. I do not hesitate to say, that this will ever be the case, 

 until architects shall consider rural buildings, and those in towns, 

 as two distinct branches of their profession, and which ought to 

 be followed by different professors : and I add, that the profes- 

 sors of the rural style must cease to consider the buildings of 



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