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Vol. XI. August 1, 1863. No. 66.
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LYI.—STONES OF THE TEMPLE.
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A « The subordination of parts to the wh...
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The
THE
ENGLISH WOMAN'S JOURNAL .
PUBLISHED MONTHLY .
Vol. Xi. August 1, 1863. No. 66.
Vol . XI . August 1 , 1863 . No . 66 .
Lyi.—Stones Of The Temple.
LYI . —STONES OF THE TEMPLE .
A « The Subordination Of Parts To The Wh...
A « The subordination of parts to the whole is universally acknowledged tion to be of a princi work ple which or onl must disorder never and be lost confusion sight of are in likel the y construc to result - y
instead any of harmony , and beauty ; and the great artist , though he touch may stoop to his to elaborate remotest back the minutest ground ; without accessory calculating , yet will not its add effect a
one upon han the d entire conceive picture dit . is When comparativel one han y d easy alone thu works s to keep out what the
, b common alance ; task but where it becomes many unite much to more labour difficult at different to preserve portions the of due a ,
relation of the , particular sections committed to their care ; and if it be but " a band of handicraftsmen who have come together to
rear a material edifice , it is only the ceaseless supervision of the architect that can ensure each -ptil & T and cornice being in its place , lavished
and that needless care and decoration shall not be on obscure recesses which will never be seen , while conspicuous corner in unsihtlbare
stones are But roug when h-hewn the fabric in slovenl to be y haste erected , or is left not materi g al , y so that
ness . Great any error Architect is at once whose palpable lans to are the being mere eye carrie ; and d out when , leaves , too , His the p
workmen and workwomen , at liberty to choose how far they will often obey the becomes rules hard according indeed to to whi determine ch alone can the success relative be importance obtained , of it
each contribution , and to secure that the work of one shall never interfere with that which ht to be the department of another .
It is natural , it is perhaps oug necessary , that each should look upon that which he has to do as for him the " one thing needful / ' for
without and thus this feeling lwith no the one could first throw condition all his of heart success into ; his but work there , y very
cannot be comp just room for it if the work have either been undertaken at firstor be afterwards carried on , without any reference to the
undertakings , of others , or without a continuous endeavour so to harmonise it with others' efforts as that all shall form parts of one
th great at in whole order . to It be is indeed recognised a grievous as a faithful mistake worker for any at one the to think great
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1863, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081863/page/1/
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