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Excerpt from Shaw's Civil Architecture: Being a Complete Theoretical and Practical System of Building, Containing the Fundamental Principles of the Art
When architecture was in its glory in ancient Greece, the Ionic was the favorite order, as being the most graceful, light, and elegant. Of this order were the temple of the Delphic oracle, the temple of Apollo, at Miletus, and the temple of Diana, at Ephesus.
The Ionic, then, with decent matron grace Her airy pillar heaved.
After the Ionic, the Corinthian was introduced, in which in attempting greater perfection, they devi ated from the true simplicity of nature. It marked age of luxury and magnificence, when pomp and splendor had become the predominant passion, but had not yet extinguished the taste for the sublime and beautiful. Attempts were made to unite all these characters; but a corrupted taste, only, was pleased, a chastened judgment was not satisfied.
Luxuriant last, The rich Corinthian Spreads her wanton wreath.
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