The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 4William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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... tion , and may often find as much thought on the re- verse of a medal as in a canto of Spenser . Not to interrupt you , says Eugenius , I fancy it is this use of medals that has recommended them to several history painters , who ...
... tion , and may often find as much thought on the re- verse of a medal as in a canto of Spenser . Not to interrupt you , says Eugenius , I fancy it is this use of medals that has recommended them to several history painters , who ...
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... . This is another use , says Cynthio , that , in my opinion , contributes rather to make a man learned than wise , and is neither ca- + pable of pleasing the understanding nor imagina- tion . I DIALOGUES ON MEDALS . 15.
... . This is another use , says Cynthio , that , in my opinion , contributes rather to make a man learned than wise , and is neither ca- + pable of pleasing the understanding nor imagina- tion . I DIALOGUES ON MEDALS . 15.
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Joseph Addison Thomas Tickell. pable of pleasing the understanding nor imagina- tion . I know there are several supercilious critics , that will treat an author with the greatest contempt imaginable , if he fancies the old Romans wore a ...
Joseph Addison Thomas Tickell. pable of pleasing the understanding nor imagina- tion . I know there are several supercilious critics , that will treat an author with the greatest contempt imaginable , if he fancies the old Romans wore a ...
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... tion ran insensibly into other subjects ; but as I de- sign only to report such parts of it as have any rela- tion to medals , I shall leave them to return home as fast as they please , without troubling myself with their talk on the ...
... tion ran insensibly into other subjects ; but as I de- sign only to report such parts of it as have any rela- tion to medals , I shall leave them to return home as fast as they please , without troubling myself with their talk on the ...
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... tion among them , and therefore went under the name of Virtue in general , as the modern Italians give the same name on the same account to the knowledge of curiosities . Should a Roman painter at present draw the picture of Virtue ...
... tion among them , and therefore went under the name of Virtue in general , as the modern Italians give the same name on the same account to the knowledge of curiosities . Should a Roman painter at present draw the picture of Virtue ...
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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