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                                                                      		large and set upright, and the distortion of the lateral
                                                                      fronted 4 foils I never saw the like of.  The great
                                                                      trefoil below ought to by symmetrical on both sides to
                                                                      the points p p:  but the continuationmof its slope into
                                                                      the pendant gives it a strange effect.  The main point of
                                                                      interest however is the straight bar into which the curves
                                                                      of this angle are produced above on both sides;  and
                                                                      the extraordinary loop which melts into the circle:  At
                                                                      the intersections the slopes of the lines are continuous
                                                                      and all is done with the great central    of the moulding:
                                                                      the other members of course taking their place as they
                                                                      can:  I have not yet gound in Venice this mixture of
                                                                      straight and curved.  The heightof all the three windows
                                                                      from the important point r4 to the ground is about 13 ft 5:
                                                                      the alterations in the flowing prevent accurate measure-
                                                                      ment:  but I apprehend this No 18 window, to be an inch or
                                                                      so lower than the two others:  and it is certainly 1½ inch
                                                                      wider between its pilasters:  the two others measure 4 " 9
                                                                      this 4 " 10½  Returning to no 17 E is the right hand, look-
                                                                      ing[f] out and F. the left hand, or Rialto side of the latera
                                                                      Rialto window - carried to the side angle of the house
                                                                      through the pilaster jamb on each side:  Their d[f]ifferences
                                                                      are curious:  The whole house seems to me a patch work and
                                                                      partly restored very lately

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