[M2.102L]                                                             [M2.102]								102
                                                                      
                                                                      The Fourth Order:  A through  B. through side, p 11 w St M.
                                                                      		The leafage is in shape of lobe nearly the same as the
                                                                      		third but each angle leaf throws out from its root two
                                                                      		grand divisions which - concave outwards and curl over
                                                                      		like shells, and meet the breast leaves, concave to concave  
                                                                      		The backs of these divisions are smooth and carry
                                                                      		the  figures and the great [final?] upper angle leaves, after
                                                                      		their curls touch these flat backs with their extremities
                                                                      		This order includes the two great angle capitals, the
                                                                      		chef d’oeuvres of the palace the 15th {26th} and 35th:  the
                                                                      		24th comes under it by section only;  its leafage being
                                                                      		unique.  The fault of this order is its excessive fragility
                                                                      		the angle capitals are mere ruins - but it is the fragility
                                                                      		of the paper Nautilus, and there is an elasticity spring,
The  4th with children I forgot:  It is the earliest in               		and delicacy about the design which looks as it the leaves
look of this order:  still undeveloped:  the breast leaf              		were fed fresh with dew every morning.
central lobe leans gracefully aside, but is not laid down             	The 15th is the first that occurs x  Its leafage is handled a
as in the 18th and the ribs in the angle leaf separate                		good deal as that described of the Bon third order capitals
stiffly;     instead of rising as in the 18th with exactly            		Its breast ribs ripple beautifully.  All is exquisite in
the spring - grace and freedom of a strong fountain.                  		lobing and undulation;  but it has a late look: though
This fourth has the leaf border which I have drawn as                 		its flower band is pure.
characteristic                                                        	The 18th  Sea Angle.  This is the most glorious capital
                                                                      		of the palace.  It shows first with peculiar delicacy the

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