Dig deep the foundations in reason and truth; I want no paviliona fortress forsooth, Secure against windstorms of doctrine and doubt; In styleEmersonianinside and out.

Yet the materials used in building remained simple; "our ancestors," says Varro, "dwelt in houses of brick, and laid merely a moderate foundation of stone to keep away damp.

She told herself that the foundation thereof should be as secure as human care could make it, so that when the tide came back it should stand the strain.

that story is very clever, But has no foundation whatsoever.