ABSTRACT
There is a masculine boldness and dignity in the Grecian Doric, the grandeur of whose effect, can scarcely be understood by those who have never seen it in execution. The entablature is ponderous, and its decorations few in number, and of a strong character. The columns rife with considerable diminution in the most graceful, sweeping lines, and, from the top of the shaft, projects a capital of a style at once bold, massive, and simple. The awful dignity and grandeur in this kind of temple, arising from the perfect agreement of its various parts, strikes the beholder with a sensation, which he may look for in vain in buildings of any other description. There is a certain appearance of eternal duration in this species of edifice, that gives a solemn and majestic feeling, while every part is perceived to contribute its share to this character of durability.
