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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
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Although, was it not your Charles Dickens
“Although, was it not your Charles Dickens who thought that the Greeks used marble only because of the way it took paint and color? Still, the style and the material mean nothing when the molding is placed under a portico. It is the architect’s joke, isn’t it?”
What does this man say?
What does this man say?
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The joke might be better if we had the previous paragraph. Perhaps he's suggesting that the British don't know much about ancient stone work. Perhaps he's suggesting that it's wasted effort to create detailed work in places where the observer cannot see it.
- The joke might be better if we had the previous paragraph.
- Perhaps he's suggesting that the British don't know much about ancient stone work.
- Perhaps he's suggesting that it's wasted effort to create detailed work in places where the observer cannot see it.
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The joke might be better if we had the previous paragraph.
Perhaps he's suggesting that the British don't know much about ancient stone work.
Perhaps he's suggesting that it's wasted effort to create detailed work in places where the observer cannot see it.
Perhaps he's suggesting that the British don't know much about ancient stone work.
Perhaps he's suggesting that it's wasted effort to create detailed work in places where the observer cannot see it.
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