On the feelings which produced the Great edifices of the middle ages

the first was a growing fascination with Gothic forms primarily a a novelty, an interest initially connected with the development of picturesque aesthetics.
second … a historical phenomenon, as a resurrection of some important part of the European heritage.
… the Gothic Revival in Britain enters a hire and well-defined phase, in which the style now becomes openly embraced for its relevance to contemporary practice.
… The them of this study is thus exceedingly simple. Britain should return to the use of the Gothic style for reasons of climate and customs, but most especially for its association with the principles of Catholic Christianity.

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The pyramid and obelisk of Egyptian Architecture, its Lotus capitals, its gigantic sphinxes and multiplied hieroglyphics, were not mere fanciful Architecture combinations and ornaments, but emblems of the philosophy and mythology of that nation.
Pointed or Christian Architecture has far higher claims on our admiration than mere beauty or antiquity; the former may be regarded a a matter of opinion, - the latter, in the abstract, is no proof of excellence, but in it alone war find the faith of the Christianity embodied, and its practices illustrated.