text_original: For if we go into details there is little that exceeds or even rivals the expenditure of later times, unless, perhaps, we may except the prices given for works of fine art, or the passion for building, which, for a time, seized the Roman nobles, or eccentricities of morbid fancy as rare as they were portentous.
text_transcription: IF WE GO INTO DETAILS THERE IS LITTLE THAT EXCEEDS OR EVEN RIVALS THE EXPENDITURE OF LATER TIMES UNLESS PERHAPS WE MAY ACCEPT THE PRICES GIVEN FOR WORKS OF FINE ART OR THE PASSION FOR BUILDING WHICH FOR A TIME SEIZED THE ROMAN NOBLES OR ECCENTRICITIES OF MORBID FANCY AS RARE AS THEY WERE PORTENTOUS
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