The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 4William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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... statues that have had the politest nations of the world fall down before them . You have here too several persons of a more thin and shadowy nature , as Hope , Constancy , Fidelity , Abundance , Honour , Virtue , Eternity , Justice , Mo ...
... statues that have had the politest nations of the world fall down before them . You have here too several persons of a more thin and shadowy nature , as Hope , Constancy , Fidelity , Abundance , Honour , Virtue , Eternity , Justice , Mo ...
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... statues of all the great people of antiquity . There was not an emperor or empress but he knew by sight , and , as he was seldom without medals in his pocket , he would often show us the same face on an old coin that we saw in the statue ...
... statues of all the great people of antiquity . There was not an emperor or empress but he knew by sight , and , as he was seldom without medals in his pocket , he would often show us the same face on an old coin that we saw in the statue ...
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... statues extant , make their appearance all of them on ancient medals , though the figures that represent them were never thought to be the copies of statues till the statues them- selves were discovered . There is no question , I think ...
... statues extant , make their appearance all of them on ancient medals , though the figures that represent them were never thought to be the copies of statues till the statues them- selves were discovered . There is no question , I think ...
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... statue of Time , with a wheel or hoop of marble in his hand , as Seneca describes him , and not with a serpent as he is generally represented . -properat cursu Vita citato , volucrique die Rota præcipitis volvitur anni . HERC . fur ...
... statue of Time , with a wheel or hoop of marble in his hand , as Seneca describes him , and not with a serpent as he is generally represented . -properat cursu Vita citato , volucrique die Rota præcipitis volvitur anni . HERC . fur ...
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... statue as it is described in a very beau- tiful passage of Prudentius . Non aris non farre mole Victoria felix Exorata venit : labor impiger , aspera virtus , Vis animi , excellens ardor , violentia , cura , Hanc tribuunt , " durum ...
... statue as it is described in a very beau- tiful passage of Prudentius . Non aris non farre mole Victoria felix Exorata venit : labor impiger , aspera virtus , Vis animi , excellens ardor , violentia , cura , Hanc tribuunt , " durum ...
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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