one has been much more e&longs;teemed than the <lb/>
other, for the Sake of the Superiority of the <lb/>
Materials. </s> <s>La&longs;tly, I advi&longs;e you not to be &longs;o <lb/>
far carried away by the De&longs;ire of Glory, as <lb/>
ra&longs;hly to attempt any thing entirely new and <lb/>
unu&longs;ual: Therefore be &longs;ure to examine and <lb/>
con&longs;ider thoroughly what you are going to un<lb/>
dertake, even in its minute&longs;t Parts; and re<lb/>
member how difficult it is to find Workmen <lb/>
that &longs;hall exactly execute any extraordinary <lb/>
Idea which you may form, and with how much <lb/>
Grudging and Unwillingne&longs;s People will &longs;pend <lb/>
their Money in making Trial of your Fancies. <lb/>
</s> <s>La&longs;tly, beware of that very common Fault, by <lb/>
means of which there are &longs;o few great Struc<lb/>
tures but what have &longs;ome unpardonable Ble<lb/>
mi&longs;hes. </s> <s>We always find People very ready to <lb/>
criticize, and fond of being thought Coun&longs;el<lb/>
lors and Directors. </s> <s>Now as, by rea&longs;on of the <lb/>
Shortne&longs;s of Man's Life, few great Works are <lb/>
compleated by the fir&longs;t Undertaker, we that <lb/>
&longs;ucceed him, either out of Envy or Officiou&longs;<lb/>
ne&longs;s, are vain of making &longs;ome Alteration in his <lb/>
original De&longs;ign. </s> <s>By this means what was well <lb/>
begun is &longs;poiled in the fini&longs;hing. </s> <s>For this Rea<lb/>
&longs;on I think we &longs;hould adhere to the original <lb/>
De&longs;ign of the Inventor, who we are to &longs;uppo&longs;e <lb/>
had maturely weighed and con&longs;idered it. </s> <s>It is <lb/>
po&longs;&longs;ible he might have &longs;ome wi&longs;e Inducement <lb/>
to do what he did, which upon a more dili<lb/>
gent and attentive Examination, you may at <lb/>
length di&longs;cover your&longs;elf. </s> <s>If however you do <lb/>
make any Alteration, never do it without the <lb/>
Advice, or rather ab&longs;olute Direction of the mo&longs;t <lb/>
approved and experienced Ma&longs;ters: By which <lb/>
means you will both provide for the Nece&longs;&longs;i<lb/>
ties of the Structure, and &longs;ecure your&longs;elf again&longs;t <lb/>
the Malice of envious Tongues. </s> <s>We have now <lb/>
treated of publick Buildings, and of private; of <lb/>
&longs;acred, and of profane; of tho&longs;e which relate <lb/>
to Dignity, and tho&longs;e of Plea&longs;ure. </s> <s>What re<lb/>
mains is to &longs;hew how any Defects in an Edi<lb/>
fice, which have ari&longs;en either from Ignorance <lb/>
or Negligence, from the Violence of Men or <lb/>
Times, or from unfortunate and unfore&longs;een <lb/>
Accidents, may be repaired and amended: <lb/>
Still hoping that the&longs;e Arts will meet with the <lb/>
Favour and Protection of the Learned.</s></p>

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