The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 4William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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... Roman fame ? In living medals see her wars enroll'd , And vanquish'd realms supply recording gold ? Here , rising bold , the patriot's honest face ; There , warriors frowning in historic brass . Then future ages with delight shall see ...
... Roman fame ? In living medals see her wars enroll'd , And vanquish'd realms supply recording gold ? Here , rising bold , the patriot's honest face ; There , warriors frowning in historic brass . Then future ages with delight shall see ...
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... Roman cut . I must confess , says Philander , the knowledge of medals has most of those disadvantages that can render a science ridiculous , to such as are not well versed in it . Nothing is more easy than to repre- sent as ...
... Roman cut . I must confess , says Philander , the knowledge of medals has most of those disadvantages that can render a science ridiculous , to such as are not well versed in it . Nothing is more easy than to repre- sent as ...
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... Romans wore a girdle , and are amazed at a man's ignorance , who believes the toga had any sleeves to it till the de- clension of the Roman empire . Now I would fain know the great importance of this kind of learning , and why it should ...
... Romans wore a girdle , and are amazed at a man's ignorance , who believes the toga had any sleeves to it till the de- clension of the Roman empire . Now I would fain know the great importance of this kind of learning , and why it should ...
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... Roman wardrobe , where you shall see togas and tunicas , the chlamys and trabea , and in short all the different vests and ornaments that are so often mentioned in the Greek and Roman authors . By this means a man would comprehend ...
... Roman wardrobe , where you shall see togas and tunicas , the chlamys and trabea , and in short all the different vests and ornaments that are so often mentioned in the Greek and Roman authors . By this means a man would comprehend ...
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... Roman arsenal ? In the mean time , says Philander , you find on medals every thing that you could meet with in your magazine of antiquities , and when you have built your arsenals , wardrobes , and sacristies , it is from medals that ...
... Roman arsenal ? In the mean time , says Philander , you find on medals every thing that you could meet with in your magazine of antiquities , and when you have built your arsenals , wardrobes , and sacristies , it is from medals that ...
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ancient antiquities Antoninus Pius appears arch atque beautiful Cæsar Campania church CLAUD Claudian Commodus CREECH DRYDEN earth emblem emperor fancy figure formerly Genoa give gods grotto hæc hand head honour Horace inhabitants inscription Italians Italy Julius Cæsar kind king Latin poets Latium learned look Lucius Verus marble Marcus Marcus Aurelius medallists mention Mevania Milan miles modern medals mole mountain Naples natural noble observed occasion old coins old Roman Ovid palace particular pieces pillars pope port present prince quæ quod Ravenna reason represented Rimini rising river rocks Rome round ruins S. C. Reverse says Cynthio says Eugenius says Philander seen side Silius Italicus stands Statius statues stood suppose temple Teverone thee thou thought Tiberius tibi tion town Trajan Venetians Venice verse VIRG Virgil whole