with Mr. Wyon
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with Mr. Wyon
ustrysale Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:55 am
with Mr. Wyon
What we principally regret is, that no real friend to the memory of the great engineer, and one who understood the principles of his profession, was in communication with Mr. Wyon; if there had, we should not have seen the vices of the design made the most striking features of the medal; we mean the connexion of the pyramids with the Tory Burch Outlet shore, by the useless mass of masonry, and particularly the want of symmetry in the arcades of these masses.We observe the die of the reverse has failed. The risk of this kind of evil is one to which the medallist is peculiarly exposed. Even in the case under consideration, though we deprecate the existence of the medal for the purpose for which it has been struck, we sympathize with Mr. Wyon in the disappointment. The medallist stands almost alone in this lianty of his process: no care, nor labour, nor excellence, can ensure thai the die will stand the hardening; and this operation of hardening must be the last of all. anil, therefore, frequently destroys in a moment the labour of months. Unfortunate as it may be, it is clear that a cracked medaL, even though it were an excellent one m other respects, cannot, with propriety or dignity, be either bestowed or received as a mark of nanorarv distinction iWe regret that we cannot congratulate the Institution of Civil Engineers on what may be called their debut, as a body, before the public. We know tnev are strong enoucrn to recover a stumoie. out as n is mat possible they may not " see themselves as others see 'em. it may be as wen to minttnem. mat me vear wnicn oroaucea tne mtroavciton to the Transactionsthe Telfordmedal,and the Library Catalogue, will be rather a memorable one in their annals.The study of natural history in this countiy is evidently progressing ; cabinets are formed, and a lively interest is taken in the subject, where, not long since, it was entirely neglected; and the day is nearly past, when specimens are "collected merely for their beauty, and preserved solely as ornaments. A scientific interest is now more or less attached to all such objects, and we believe that an earnest desire to study nature, as she exists in the woods, in the air, and in the waters, is daily gaining ground. It is when the science is thus applied, and only then, that natural history is fully useful or interesting; and the more it is so studied, the sooner we reach the truth, and the greater is the pleasure.
What we principally regret is, that no real friend to the memory of the great engineer, and one who understood the principles of his profession, was in communication with Mr. Wyon; if there had, we should not have seen the vices of the design made the most striking features of the medal; we mean the connexion of the pyramids with the Tory Burch Outlet shore, by the useless mass of masonry, and particularly the want of symmetry in the arcades of these masses.We observe the die of the reverse has failed. The risk of this kind of evil is one to which the medallist is peculiarly exposed. Even in the case under consideration, though we deprecate the existence of the medal for the purpose for which it has been struck, we sympathize with Mr. Wyon in the disappointment. The medallist stands almost alone in this lianty of his process: no care, nor labour, nor excellence, can ensure thai the die will stand the hardening; and this operation of hardening must be the last of all. anil, therefore, frequently destroys in a moment the labour of months. Unfortunate as it may be, it is clear that a cracked medaL, even though it were an excellent one m other respects, cannot, with propriety or dignity, be either bestowed or received as a mark of nanorarv distinction iWe regret that we cannot congratulate the Institution of Civil Engineers on what may be called their debut, as a body, before the public. We know tnev are strong enoucrn to recover a stumoie. out as n is mat possible they may not " see themselves as others see 'em. it may be as wen to minttnem. mat me vear wnicn oroaucea tne mtroavciton to the Transactionsthe Telfordmedal,and the Library Catalogue, will be rather a memorable one in their annals.The study of natural history in this countiy is evidently progressing ; cabinets are formed, and a lively interest is taken in the subject, where, not long since, it was entirely neglected; and the day is nearly past, when specimens are "collected merely for their beauty, and preserved solely as ornaments. A scientific interest is now more or less attached to all such objects, and we believe that an earnest desire to study nature, as she exists in the woods, in the air, and in the waters, is daily gaining ground. It is when the science is thus applied, and only then, that natural history is fully useful or interesting; and the more it is so studied, the sooner we reach the truth, and the greater is the pleasure.
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