...which its vastness may continue to produce on the popular imagination. But mechanical ingenuity is not the essence either of painting or architecture ; and...and all, in their several ways, deserve our highest admira' lion ; but not admiration of the kind that is rendered to poetry or to art. We may cover the...

...largeness of dimension does not necessarily involve nobleness * See the T1mes of Monday, June 12th. of design. There is assuredly as much ingenuity required...a screw frigate, or a tubular bridge, as a hall of glass;—all these are works characteristic of the age; and all, in their several ways, deserve our...

...which its vastness may continue to produce on the popular imagination. But mechanical ingenuity is nol the essence either of painting or architecture, and...of dimension does not necessarily involve nobleness *Scc the Times of Monday, June I2th. of design. There is assuredly as much ingenuity required to build...

...popular imagination. But mechanical ingenuity is not the essence either of painting or architecture,2 and largeness of dimension does not necessarily involve...nobleness of design. There is assuredly as much ingenuity * See the Times of Monday, June 12th. 1 [Samuel Laing (1812-1897), at that time chairman of the Crystal...

...popular imagination. But mechanical ingenuity is not the essence either of painting or architecture,2 and largeness of dimension does not necessarily involve...nobleness of design. There is assuredly as much ingenuity * See the Times of Monday, June 12th. 1 [Samuel Laing (1812-1897), at that time chairman of the Crystal...