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                                                                      	essential mark of this design, that the central rib of the
                                                                      angle leaf, after it has thrown off the lateral divisions
	At p 5 palace book, and which occurs a so in the 9th 10th            runs up itself as straight as an arrow till close under
and 15th  It is the most beautiful of all:  though that               its nod, thus opposing all the wavy lines and giving spring
on the 18th is an upright springy and delicate variation              to the whole.  And further the last upper pointed lobe
upon its admirably adapted for its position.                          of its breast leaves, sweeping alternately to right and
                                                                      left lies over and shuts down the top of the meeting
                                                                      wave of the angle leaf lateral lobes: while it falls
                                                                      at the same time under the feet or the drapery of the
                                                                      figures  This is seen in the dag; of the Luna side;  It
                                                                      is marvellously beautiful.
                                                                      (The abacus of this column is not of the right section
                                                                      it is A at p 12 w but perhaps has been cut away for its orn
                                                                      iron band)
                                                                             The 36th:  The Canta angle one is more laboured in its flow
                                                                      than the sea angle;  but is assuredly not so springy
                                                                      nor fine, and especially inferior in the point above noted.
                                                                      that the upper breast leaf lobe instead of lying flat,
                                                                      rises up against the figures:  This is also the case in
                                                                      the 26th and 35th (Cherubs) and is a point of failing
                                                                      feeling, Selva - gives the cherubs as so wonderfully cut
                                                                      cut they are only better preserved than the angle ones,
                                                                      which are far finer.

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