Non minus si qua exiguitas copiarum, id est marmoris, materiae reliquarumque rerum, quae parantur in opere defuerint, paulum demere aut adicere, dum id ne nimium inprobe fiat sed cum sensu, non erit alienum.
Similarly if scantness of materials, such as marble, timber and other supplies, meet us in the work, it will not be inappropriate to make slight additions or deductions, provided this is done with taste and so as to avoid a clumsy effect.
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