ABSTRACT
The connection between ‘Christian art’ and its opposite ‘Pagan learning’ is reflected in Scott’s frequent use of the word ‘Providence’ meaning the protective care of God as a spiritual power. The position of a landed proprietor, be he squire or nobleman, is one of dignity. Wealth must always bring its responsibilities, but a landed proprietor is especially in a responsible position. The prodigious accumulation of land in the hands of a few is, perhaps, as injurious as its extreme subdivision. It is not easy to define wherein the dignity of an architectural work consists, much less to give rules for its attainment. No doubt there are external and material conditions conducive to the noble effect of building. Dignified architecture cannot be produced by a low and narrow mind.
