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1 S, in Languages, there are several Waysof Speaking, contrary to the Rules of) Grammar, which long Custom have soauthoriz’d, that there is now no correct-ing them; and others that are not yetso generally received, but their Esta-blishment might be prevented, were theyrejected by such as have the Reputationof Speaking well: So in Architecture,also, we may observe Abuses of both these Kinds. There are somethat custom has not only render d tolerable, but even so necessary,that, though contrary to Reason and Ancient Rules, they are, them-selves, become Rules of Architecture. These Abuses are such asare mention d in the Preface, as the Swelling of Columns, the Mo-dilions of Pediments perpendicular to the Horizon, and not to theHope Line of the Pediment; to which may also be added, the re-ceiv’d Custom of putting Modilions on the sour Sides of a Fabrick,and in the Cornish, that runs a-cross under the Pediment, placingthem in the first Order, instead of reserving them for the last above 5Modillions being proper on those Sides only, where the Rafters areset, whose Ends they represent, and not in the Cornice that runs un-der the Pediment, but only in the Pediment it self, where they repre-sent the Ends of the Crofs-Rafters or Purlins; there being nothingmore contrary to what Modillions are intended to represent, than

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