,MANIFE/O ( ! ,SOCIETY = ! ,PROTECTION ( ,ANCI5T ,BUILD+S 7,S,P,A,B7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,A ,SOCIETY COM+ BE=E ! PUBLIC ) SU* A NAME AS ?AT ABOVE WRITT5 MU/ 
      NE$S EXPLA9 H[1 & :Y1 IT PROPOSES TO PROTECT ?OSE ANCI5T BUILD+S :I*1 
      TO MO/ PEOPLE D\BTLESS1 SEEM TO HAVE SO MANY & SU* EXCELL5T PROTECTORS4 ,?IS1 
      !N1 IS ! EXPLANATION WE (F]4 
     
     

      ,NO D\BT )9 ! LA/ FIFTY YE>S A NEW 9T]E/1 ALMO/ LIKE ANO!R S5SE1 HAS 
      >IS5 9 !SE ANCI5T MONUM5TS ( >T2 & !Y HAVE BECOME ! SUBJECT ( ONE 
      ( ! MO/ 9T]E/+ ( /UDIES1 & ( AN 5?USIASM1 RELIGI\S1 HI/ORICAL1 
      >TI/IC1 :I* IS ONE ( ! UND\BT$ GA9S ( \R TIME2 YET WE ?9K ?AT IF ! 
      PRES5T TREATM5T ( !M BE CONT9U$1 \R DESC5DANTS WILL F9D !M USELESS = 
      /UDY & *ILL+ TO 5?USIASM4 ,WE ?9K ?AT ?OSE LA/ FIFTY YE>S ( KN[L$GE 
      & ATT5TION HAVE DONE MORE = !IR DE/RUCTION ?AN ALL ! =EGO+ C5TURIES 
      ( REVOLUTION1 VIOL5CE1 & CONTEMPT4 
     
     

      ,= ,>*ITECTURE1 LONG DECAY+1 DI$ \T1 AS A POPUL> >T AT LEA/1 JU/ AS ! 
      KN[L$GE ( M$IEVAL >T WAS BORN4 ,SO ?AT ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD ( ! N9ETE5? 
      C5TURY HAS NO /YLE ( ITS [N AMID ITS WIDE KN[L$GE ( ! /YLES ( O!R 
      C5TURIES4 ,FROM ?IS LACK & ?IS GA9 >OSE 9 M5'S M9DS ! /RANGE IDEA ( 
      ! ,RE/ORATION ( ANCI5T BUILD+S2 & A /RANGE & MO/ FATAL IDEA1 :I* BY 
      ITS V]Y NAME IMPLIES ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO /RIP FROM A BUILD+ ?IS1 ?AT1 & 
      ! O!R P>T ( HI/ORY - ( ITS LIFE ?AT IS - & !N TO /AY ! H& AT SOME 
      >BITR>Y PO9T1 & LEAVE IT /ILL HI/ORICAL1 LIV+1 & EV5 AS IT ONCE WAS4 
     
     

      ,9 E>LY TIMES ?IS K9D ( =G]Y WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 BECAUSE KN[L$GE FAIL$ ! 
      BUILD]S1 OR P]HAPS BECAUSE 9/9CT HELD !M BACK4 ,IF REPAIRS W]E NE$$1 IF 
      AMBITION OR PIETY PRICK$ ON TO *ANGE1 ?AT *ANGE WAS ( NECESSITY WR\<T 9 ! 
      UNMI/AKABLE FA%ION ( ! TIME2 A *UR* ( ! ELEV5? C5TURY MI<T BE ADD$ 
      TO OR ALT]$ 9 ! TWELF?1 ?IRTE5?1 F\RTE5?1 FIFTE5?1 SIXTE5?1 OR EV5 
      ! SEV5TE5? OR EI<TE5? C5TURIES1 BUT EV]Y *ANGE1 :ATEV] HI/ORY IT 
      DE/ROY$1 LEFT HI/ORY 9 ! GAP1 & WAS ALIVE ) ! SPIRIT ( ! DE$S DONE 
      MID/ ITS FA%ION+4 ,! RESULT ( ALL ?IS WAS (T5 A BUILD+ 9 :I* ! MANY 
      *ANGES1 ?\< H>% & VISIBLE 5\<1 W]E1 BY !IR V]Y CONTRA/1 9T]E/+ 
      & 9/RUCTIVE & C\LD BY NO POSSIBILITY MISLEAD4 ,BUT ?OSE :O MAKE ! *ANGES 
      WR\<T 9 \R DAY UND] ! NAME ( ,RE/ORATION1 :ILE PR(ESS+ TO BR+ BACK A 
      BUILD+ TO ! BE/ TIME ( ITS HI/ORY1 HAVE NO GUIDE BUT EA* HIS [N 9DIVIDUAL 
      :IM TO PO9T \T TO !M :AT IS ADMIRABLE & :AT CONTEMPTIBLE2 :ILE ! V]Y 
      NATURE ( !IR TASK COMPELS !M TO DE/ROY SOME?+ & TO SUPPLY ! GAP BY 
      IMAG9+ :AT ! E>LI] BUILD]S %\LD OR MI<T HAVE DONE4 ,MOREOV]1 9 ! 
      C\RSE ( ?IS D\BLE PROCESS ( DE/RUCTION & ADDITION ! :OLE SURFACE ( ! 
      BUILD+ IS NECESS>ILY TAMP]$ )2 SO ?AT ! APPE>ANCE ( ANTIQUITY IS TAK5 
      AWAY FROM SU* OLD P>TS ( ! FABRIC AS >E LEFT1 & !RE IS NO LAY+ TO RE/ 
      9 ! SPECTATOR ! SUSPICION ( :AT MAY HAVE BE5 LO/2 & 9 %ORT1 A FEEBLE 
      & LIFELESS =G]Y IS ! F9AL RESULT ( ALL ! WA/$ LABOR4 
     
     

      ,IT IS SAD TO SAY1 ?AT 9 ?IS MANN] MO/ ( ! BIGG] ,M9/]S1 & A VA/ 
      NUMB] ( MORE HUMBLE BUILD+S1 BO? 9 ,5GL& & ON ! ,CONT95T1 HAVE BE5 
      DEALT ) BY M5 ( TAL5T (T51 & WOR?Y ( BETT] EMPLOYM5T1 BUT DEAF TO ! 
      CLAIMS ( POETRY & HI/ORY 9 ! HI<E/ S5SE ( ! WORDS4 
     
     

      ,= :AT IS LEFT WE PLEAD BE=E \R >*ITECTS !MSELVES1 BE=E ! (FICIAL 
      GU>DIANS ( BUILD+S1 & BE=E ! PUBLIC G5]ALLY1 & WE PRAY !M TO 
      REMEMB] H[ MU* IS GONE ( ! RELIGION1 ?\<T & MANN]S ( TIME PA/1 NEV] 
      BY ALMO/ UNIV]SAL CONS5T1 TO BE ,RE/OR$2 & TO CONSID] :E!R IT BE POSSIBLE 
      TO ,RE/ORE ?OSE BUILD+S1 ! LIV+ SPIRIT ( :I*1 IT CANNOT BE TOO (T5 
      REPEAT$1 WAS AN 9SEP>ABLE P>T ( ?AT RELIGION & ?\<T1 & ?OSE PA/ 
      MANN]S4 ,= \R P>T WE ASSURE !M FE>LESSLY1 ?AT ( ALL ! ,RE/ORATIONS YET 
      UND]TAK5 ! WOR/ HAVE MEANT ! RECKLESS /RIPP+ .<FROM.> A BUILD+ ( SOME ( 
      ITS MO/ 9T]E/+ MAT]IAL FEATURES2 :ILE ! BE/ HAVE !IR EXACT ANALOGY 9 
      ! ,RE/ORATION ( AN OLD PICTURE1 :]E ! P>TLY-P]I%$ WORK ( ! ANCI5T 
      CRAFTSMA/] HAS BE5 MADE NEAT & SMOO? BY ! TRICKY H& ( SOME UNORIG9AL 
      & ?\<TLESS HACK ( TODAY4 ,IF1 = ! RE/1 IT BE ASK$ US TO SPECIFY :AT 
      K9D ( AM\NT ( >T1 /YLE1 OR O!R 9T]E/ 9 A BUILD+1 MAKES IT WOR? 
      PROTECT+1 WE ANSW]1 ANY?+ :I* CAN BE LOOK$ ON AS >TI/IC1 PICTURESQUE1 
      HI/ORICAL1 ANTIQUE1 OR SUB/ANTIAL3 ANY WORK 9 %ORT1 OV] :I* $UCAT$1 
      >TI/IC PEOPLE W\LD ?9K IT WOR?:ILE TO >GUE AT ALL4 
     
     

      ,IT IS = ALL !SE BUILD+S1 !RE=E1 ( ALL TIMES & /YLES1 ?AT WE PLEAD1 
      & CALL UPON ?OSE :O HAVE TO DEAL ) !M TO PUT ,PROTECTION 9 ! PLACE ( 
      ,RE/ORATION1 TO /AVE (F DECAY BY DAILY C>E1 TO PROP A P]IL\S WALL OR M5D A 
      LEAKY RO( BY SU* MEANS AS >E OBVI\SLY MEANT = SUPPORT OR COV]+1 & %[ 
      NO PRET5SE ( O!R >T1 & O!RWISE TO RESI/ ALL TAMP]+ ) EI!R ! 
      FABRIC OR ORNAM5T ( ! BUILD+ AS IT /&S2 IF IT HAS BECOME 9CONV5I5T = 
      ITS PRES5T USE1 TO RAISE ANO!R BUILD+ RA!R ?AN ALT] OR 5L>GE ! OLD 
      ONE2 9 F9E TO TREAT \R ANCI5T BUILD+S AS MONUM5TS ( A BYGONE >T1 CREAT$ 
      BY BYGONE MANN]S1 ?AT MOD]N >T CANNOT M$DLE ) )\T DE/ROY+4 
     
     

      ,?US1 & ?US ONLY1 %ALL WE ESCAPE ! REPROA* ( \R LE>N+ BE+ TURN$ 9TO 
      A SN>E TO US2 ?US1 & ?US ONLY CAN WE PROTECT \R ANCI5T BUILD+S1 & H& 
      !M D[N 9/RUCTIVE & V5]ABLE TO ?OSE ?AT COME AFT] US4 
     
     

      #ahgg 
     

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