,MR4 ,%AW ,LEFEVRE'S ,MONUM5TAL ,*APEL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,I DO NOT QUITE UND]/& :E!R ,MR ,%AW ,LEFEVRE'S S*EME IMPLIES ANY M$DL+ 
      ) EI!R ! ,ABBEY ,*UR*1 OR ! 9T]E/+ REMA9S ( ! ANCI5T BUILD+S 
      NE> IT2 IF IT DOES1 IT CANNOT BE TOO SEV]ELY CONDEMN$2 BUT Y\R [N >TICLE 7( 
      ,JANU>Y #b#f?7 ON ?IS SUBJECT GIVES A DANG]\S H9T1 :I* ,I HOPE WILL NOT BE 
      TAK51 = ^*BEAUTIFY+1 AT A COMP>ATIVELY SMALL EXP5SE1 ! CLOI/]S :I* =M 
      P>T ( ! ANCI5T *APEL4' ,I MU/ SAY ?AT P>T ( ! ^*EXP5SE' W\LD BE ! 
      DE/RUCTION ( ! CLOI/]S !MSELVES1 & SU* AN EXP5SE IS NOT EASILY MEASUR$ 
      9 MONEY4 ,AS TO ! G5]AL QUE/ION ( MONUM5TS 9 ,WE/M9/] ,ABBEY1 Y\ SAY 
      ) TRU? ?AT IT IS ONE ( ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL ( ANCI5T FANES4 ,I DO NOT ?9K 
      ?AT IT IS AN EXAGG]ATION TO SAY ?AT AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! SIXTE5? C5TURY IT 
      WAS ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL ( ,GO?IC BUILD+S4 ,EV]Y?+ :I* HAS BE5 EI!R TAK5 
      AWAY FROM OR ADD$ TO IT S9CE !N HAS DONE MORE OR LESS TO DE/ROY ?IS BEAUTY1 
      UNTIL TO-DAY ! EXT]IOR NO LONG] EXI/S AS A WORK ( >T1 & EV5 9 ! 
      MAT*LESS 9T]IOR WE >E =C$1 IF WE >E TO RECEIVE ANY IMPRESSION ( BEAUTY 
      FROM IT1 TO AB/RACT \R ?\<TS FROM A MASS ( MONUM5TS :I*1 EV5 AP>T FROM 
      !IR 9CONGRUITY ) ! DELICATE LOVEL9ESS ( ! ANCI5T >*ITECTURE1 >E = 
      ! MO/ P>T ! MO/ HIDE\S SPECIM5S ( FALSE >T ?AT CAN BE F\ND 9 ! 
      :OLE WORLD2 M]E ,COCKNEY NI<TM>ES & AB]RATIONS ( ! HUMAN 9TELLECT4 ,I DO 
      NOT ?9K1 ,SIR1 ?AT ,I AM SAY+ TOO MU* 9 ASS]T+ ?AT ?IS IS G5]ALLY 
      ACKN[L$G$4 ,= :AT HAS BE5 DONE 9 ! PA/ ,I FE> ?AT !RE IS NO REM$Y 
      POSSIBLE2 OR AT LEA/ ONLY A V]Y P>TIAL ONE2 S9CE MO/ ( !SE ABORTIONS HAVE 
      BE5 BUILT 9TO ! V]Y /RUCTURE ( ! ,*UR*4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT IF WE HAD ANY 
      COMMON S5SE WE MI<T AT ONCE SET TO WORK &REMOVE :ATEV] ( !SE IDIOCIES IS 
      REMOVABLE )\T 9T]F]+ ) ! /RUCTURE2 BUT ) A S9K+ HE>T ,I MU/ 
      ADMIT ?AT WE LACK ! DUE AM\NT ( COMMON S5SE = ?AT SIMPLE PURG+1 ?AT 
      DEMON/RATION AGA9/ A NATIONAL DISGRACE4 ,!RE REMA9S1 H[EV]1 ! FUTURE3 
      SURELY1 ,SIR1 WE MI<T CLOSE ,WE/M9/] ,ABBEY ONCE = ALL TO ANY MORE MEMORIALS1 
      :ATEV] !IR =M MI<T BE3 IT APPE>S TO ME A POOR REW>D = A MAN'S PA/ 
      S]VICES TO PRIVILEGE HIM TO %>E 9 ! DEGRADATION ( A TRUE MONUM5T ( BYGONE 
      AGES1 A RECORD ( M5 :O1 TO JUDGE BY ! WORKS :I* !Y LEFT BEH9D !M1 W]E 
      NOT UNWOR?Y1 ?\< !Y HAVE *ANC$ TO BE NAMELESS TO US4 ,IF SOME EVIL FATE DOES 
      COMPEL US TO CONT9UE ! S]IES ( CONV5TIONAL UND]TAK]S' LIES1 ( :I* ! 
      ABOVE-M5TION$ BRUTALITIES1 9 ALL !IR LOA?SOM5ESS1 >E BUT TOO FITT+ AN 
      EXPRESSION1 SURELY N[ ?AT WE HAVE LE>N$ ?AT IF !Y >E NECESS>Y !Y >E 
      /ILL UGLY1 WE NE$ NOT DEFILE A BEAUTIFUL BUILD+ ) !M4 ,!RE=E1 ,SIR1 ,I 
      MO/ CORDIALLY AGREE ) Y\R SUGGE/ION ?AT ,/ ,PAUL'S %\LD BE UTILIZ$ = ! 
      /[AGE ( SU* FATUITIES2 & ?AT ALL ! MORE AS IT WAS CLE>LY MEANT TO FULFILL 
      ?AT FUNCTION4 ,ALSO1 PROP]LY SPEAK+1 IT IS A MOD]N BUILD+1 ! PRODUCT ( AN 
      >*ITECT'S (FICE1 A WORK CONCEIV$ & C>RI$ \T UND] MU* ! SAME CONDITIONS 
      AS SU* A BUILD+ W\LD BE N[1 & EXPRESS+ MU* ! SAME ASPIRATIONS & IDEAS 
      AS \RS4 ,:]EAS BETWE5 US & ! M\RNFUL BUT BEAUTIFUL RU9S ( ,WE/M9/] 
      ,ABBEY1 ONCE BUILT BY ! H&S ( ! PEOPLE = ! HE>TS ( ! PEOPLE1 LIES A 
      GULF WIDE1 DEEP1 UNBRIDGEABLE1 AT LEA/ AT PRES5T 
     

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