[59] See Lecture XV., vol. ii.
[60] For illustration, see Lecture IV. p. 164.
[61] The practical and universally acknowledged success of the Assize Courts at Manchester, as compared with those at Liverpool, speaks volumes as to the rationale of our style. (G. G. S.)
[62] It is amusing to observe the triumphant tone with which modern writers delight to parade the bits of untruthfulness which they chance to find in ancient Classic and other structures. I wonder whether the old architects would enjoy the compliment if they could see works of our day. (G. G. S. 1878.)
[63] For illustration, see Lecture III., [Fig. 81.]
[64] See Lecture IV., [Fig. 87.]
[65] The manner in which our glass painters turn out these fragments—more precious than gold—to make way for their (often vile) memorial windows is only paralleled by the ruthlessness with which they tear away the iron-work which once sustained the painted glass. (G. G. S. 1878).
[66] There seems to be a perfect crusade going on against these relics which give such a charm to our villages, though nothing shows more painfully the contrast between the tastefulness of former times and the tastelessness of the present than a comparison between these despised remains and the structures by which they are constantly being replaced. (G. G. S.)
[67] Or how were stone gables made to fit themselves to a thatched roof? (G. G. S. 1878).
[68] A practice now happily long discontinued. (G. G. S. 1878).