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An easy approach to the walls must be provided against: indeed they should be surrounded by uneven ground, and the roads leading to the gates should be winding and turn to the left from the gates.
~ Vitruvius
Against
Approach
Easy
Gates
Ground
Indeed
Leading
Left
Must
Provided
Roads
Should
Surrounded
Turn
Walls
Winding
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Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts.
~ Vitruvius
Architecture
Arising
Arts
Formed
Help
Judgment
Learning
Many
Much
Other
Out
Result
Science
Sciences
Those
Varied
Which
Works
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Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other.
~ Vitruvius
Appearance
Beauty
Being
Dimensions
Each
Good
Good Taste
Other
Parts
Pleasing
Produced
Taste
Whole
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Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties.
~ Vitruvius
Balance
Bodies
Contain
Corrupted
Elements
Greater
Lose
Necessary
Other
Properties
Proportion
Speedily
Than
Virtues
Water
Which
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But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with a small fortune and reputation, than desirous of abundance accompanied by a want of reputation.
~ Vitruvius
Abundance
Accompanied
Art
Been
Caesar
Contented
Fortune
Having
Practice
Rather
Reputation
Small
Sought
Than
Want
Wealth
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Care should be taken that all buildings are well lighted: in those of the country this point is easily accomplished, because the wall of a neighbour is not likely to interfere with the light.
~ Vitruvius
Accomplished
Because
Buildings
Care
Country
Easily
Interfere
Light
Lighted
Likely
Neighbour
Point
Should
Taken
Those
Wall
Well
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Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.
~ Vitruvius
Arises
Circumstance
Consistency
Custom
Detail
Found
Nature
Occasion
Suitable
Whole
Whose
Work
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Dimension regulated the general scale of the work, so that the parts may all tell and be effective.
~ Vitruvius
Dimension
Effective
General
May
Parts
Scale
Tell
Work
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Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted.
~ Vitruvius
Ability
According
Afforded
Application
Being
Care
Chosen
Consists
Due
Economy
Employer
Expenditure
Means
Proper
Situation
Taken
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For an object under the eye will appear very different from the same object placed above it; in an inclosed space, very different from the same in an open space.
~ Vitruvius
Above
Appear
Different
Eye
Object
Open
Open Space
Placed
Same
Space
Very
Will
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From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left.
~ Vitruvius
Annoyed
Approaching
Enemy
Exterior
Face
Left
May
Must
Projected
Right
Those
Towers
Wall
Weapons
Which
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Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language; because it is necessary to use many Greek words to which there are none corresponding in Latin.
~ Vitruvius
Acquainted
Because
Corresponding
Difficult
Greek
Harmony
Language
Latin
Many
Most
Musical
Necessary
None
Obscure
Science
Those
Use
Which
Who
Words
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I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in their few leisure moments they may read and understand as much as possible.
~ Vitruvius
Affairs
Am
Citizens
Concise
Constant
Few
I Am
Inclined
Leisure
May
Moments
Moreover
Much
Occupation
Possible
Private
Public
Read
Reflect
Understand
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I, therefore, O Caesar, do not publish this work, merely prefixing my name to a treatise which of right belongs to others, nor think of acquiring reputation by finding fault with the works of any one.
~ Vitruvius
Acquiring
Any
Belongs
Caesar
Fault
Finding
Merely
Name
Nor
Others
Publish
Reputation
Right
Therefore
Think
Which
Work
Works
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In setting out the walls of a city the choice of a healthy situation is of the first importance: it should be on high ground, neither subject to fogs nor rains; its aspects should be neither violently hot nor intensely cold, but temperate in both respects.
~ Vitruvius
Aspects
Both
Choice
City
Cold
First
Ground
Healthy
High
High Ground
Hot
Importance
Intensely
Neither
Nor
Out
Rains
Respects
Setting
Should
Situation
Subject
Temperate
Violently
Walls
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Marble is not alike in all countries.
~ Vitruvius
Alike
Countries
Marble
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Music assists him in the use of harmonic and mathematical proportion.
~ Vitruvius
Harmonic
Him
Mathematical
Music
Proportion
Use
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Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.
~ Vitruvius
Architect
Buildings
Care
Due
More
Nothing
Proportions
Requires
Than
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Perhaps, to the uninformed, it may appear unaccountable that a man should be able to retain in his memory such a variety of learning; but the close alliance with each other, of the different branches of science, will explain the difficulty.
~ Vitruvius
Able
Alliance
Appear
Branches
Close
Different
Difficulty
Each
Explain
His
Learning
Man
May
Memory
Other
Perhaps
Retain
Science
Should
Uninformed
Variety
Will
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Proportion is that agreeable harmony between the several parts of a building, which is the result of a just and regular agreement of them with each other; the height to the width, this to the length, and each of these to the whole.
~ Vitruvius
Agreeable
Agreement
Between
Building
Each
Harmony
Height
Just
Length
Other
Parts
Proportion
Regular
Result
Several
Them
Which
Whole
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