Neither use nor ornament

Posted by Gary Martin on May 25, 2006

In Reply to: Neither use nor ornament posted by Lisa Hart on May 25, 2006

: where does the phrase " Neither use nor ornament" come from?

I'm not sure that this is the source, but Edmund Burke did say 'Stonehendge, neither for disposition nor ornament, has anything admirable', in 1756.

  • Neither use nor ornament RRC 25/May/06