Frances Burney Quote

The lifeless symmetry of architecture, however beautiful the design and proportion, no man would be so mad as to put in competition with the animated charms of nature.


Evelina, Letter XXIII (p. 100)


The lifeless symmetry of architecture, however beautiful the design and proportion, no man would be so mad as to put in competition with the animated ...

The lifeless symmetry of architecture, however beautiful the design and proportion, no man would be so mad as to put in competition with the animated ...

The lifeless symmetry of architecture, however beautiful the design and proportion, no man would be so mad as to put in competition with the animated ...

The lifeless symmetry of architecture, however beautiful the design and proportion, no man would be so mad as to put in competition with the animated ...