The exteriors of the north Italian Gothic churches are characterized by the flatness of the roof; the treatment of the west facade as a mere screen wall, masking the true lines of the aisle roofs; the great circular window in the west front for lighting the nave; the absence of pinnacles owing to the unimportance of the buttresses; the west-end porches with columns resting on lions or other animals.   anvd [Please select]

"Oh, Freddy----" Rosedale brushed aside the topic with an air of its unimportance which gave a sense of the immense perspective he had acquired.   anvd [Please select]

The proceedings of Paris all had this air of extraordinary importance and unimportance at the same time.   anvd [Please select]

There is nothing certain, nothing at all except the unimportance of everything I understand, and the greatness of something incomprehensible but all-important.   anvd [Please select]

It was another lesson, if that were needed, of our total unimportance.   anvd [Please select]

Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.   anvd [Please select]

JONES, John Paul, an American admiral who scared England, and was only prevented from capturing London by the unimportance of the place.   anvd [Please select]