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A figure of Fortune stands upon a globe on its back , and it is designed as an
emblem of peace , as elephants figured in the ancient Roman triumphs with
similar meaning . It was modelled , we are told , after one seen in Antwerp about
1570 ...
A figure of Fortune stands upon a globe on its back , and it is designed as an
emblem of peace , as elephants figured in the ancient Roman triumphs with
similar meaning . It was modelled , we are told , after one seen in Antwerp about
1570 ...
Page 48
... and upon the gilded battlements thereof stand six knights , three in silvered
and three in gilt armour , as Virtue ' s standard - bearers or champions , holding
six little streamers or silver bannerets , in each of which are displayed the arms of
a ...
... and upon the gilded battlements thereof stand six knights , three in silvered
and three in gilt armour , as Virtue ' s standard - bearers or champions , holding
six little streamers or silver bannerets , in each of which are displayed the arms of
a ...
Page 119
Orpheus standing up to the person of the lord mayor , speaks this following
SPEECH . ... ( The hieroglyphick of good government ) , By the sweet power of
his harmonious hand , Reduc ' d their salvage natures , made ' em stand , Listen ,
attend ...
Orpheus standing up to the person of the lord mayor , speaks this following
SPEECH . ... ( The hieroglyphick of good government ) , By the sweet power of
his harmonious hand , Reduc ' d their salvage natures , made ' em stand , Listen ,
attend ...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ... Volume 10 of Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy society |
| Author | Percy society |
| Publisher | Percy society, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Feb 2008 |
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