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[HB2.36L]                                                             [HB2.36]								36
                                                                      
			[drawing]                                                             House No 75
                                                                      House No
		The shaft is pure L. very simple.                                   	at Fondamenta S. Severo
		but with finely cut leaf A. bases (A opposite                        3 left from a line of 5 check 5
        as far as I could see. standing on the                        all with beautiful beasts circles & [finials?]
        plinth. B. opp.                                               
         All the circles are filled with beautiful beasts.            The shafts pure L. very much
                                                                         but with finely cut leaf A bases
  Altogether this is a most graceful                                  
  fragment. and one whos loss I                                       [diagram]  A	a like this
  much regret.                                                        		long			[diagram] B
                                                                      
                                                                      		on plinth
                                                                      all cut away
                                                                      & spoiled
                                                                      
                                                                      . At the Fondamenta San Severo - at the
                                                                      end of the quay which faces the noble
                                                                      palazzo Priuli - quite defaced - but
                                                                      there are still left in the main  story
                                                                      . 3    4ths  of a line once I think composed
                                                                      of  5 - the fourth still visible - Beautiful
                                                                      taper and graceful arches - the dentil visible
                                                                      quite plain and I doubt not a common, though
                                                                      early C sec - but all now bricked up.
                                                                      . The circles arranged as opposite - the
                                                                      upper one interfering with a very beautiful
                                                                      flat frieze of early leaves. reminding me
                                                                      closely and the wonder is I was never as
                                                                      reminded before . of the precious house cornices
                                                                      of San Michele -
                                                                      						Done.

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