...assigning this reason, he makes the following declaration which is well worth consideraVOL. IX. 9 lion. "Ii is the solitude and freedom of the family home in...a sharper edge to the weapon of character, but its lemper is, for the most part, fixed amid those communings with nature and the family, where individuality...

...the finest character may, for the most part, be traced back to the farm-house and the rural cottage. It is the solitude and freedom of the family home...of character, but its temper is, for the most part, fixod amid those coinmunings with nature and the family, where individuality takes its most natural...

...the finest character may, for the most part, be traced back to the farm-house and the rural cottage. It is the solitude and freedom of the family home...powers. The battle of life, carried on in cities, gires a sharper edge to the weapon of character, but its temper is, for the most part, fixed amid those...

...the finest character may, for the most part, be traced back to the farm-house and the rural cottage. It is the solitude and freedom of the family home...takes its most natural and strongest development. character — which is more powerful than any mere oral teachings of virtue and morality. That family,...

...the finest character, may, for the most part, be traced back to the farm house and the rural cottage. It is the solitude and freedom of the family home...and the family, where individuality takes its most matured and strongest development. The third reason is, because there is a moral influence in a country...

...of Country Houses (New York: Dover, 1969), first published in 1850, Downing explains his philosophy: It is the solitude and freedom of the family home...takes its most natural and strongest development. (Preface, p. xix of Dover edition). ... It is [within the country home] that the social virtues are...

...the finest character may, for the most part, be traced back to the farmhouse and the rural cottage. It is the solitude and freedom of the family home...purity of the nation, and invigorates its intellectual powers.13 While such rationales for new house designs were no doubt reassuring to mobile middle-class...

...strength and virtue on a farm." " In his book on country-house architecture, Downing declared that "[i]t is the solitude and freedom of the family home...takes its most natural and strongest development." 14 Downing's affirmation of the moral superiority of rural life to city life is reflected everywhere...