The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 5William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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Page 14
... believe that the name of the sculptor on the pedestal is not so old as the statue . This figure of Venus put me in mind of a speech she makes in one of the Greek epigrams . " / Γυμνεν οἶδε Παρις μὲ καὶ Ανχίσης και Αδωνις Τις τρεῖς οἶδα ...
... believe that the name of the sculptor on the pedestal is not so old as the statue . This figure of Venus put me in mind of a speech she makes in one of the Greek epigrams . " / Γυμνεν οἶδε Παρις μὲ καὶ Ανχίσης και Αδωνις Τις τρεῖς οἶδα ...
Page 16
... believe , of any over the Apennines ; for this was my third time of crossing them . It gave me a lively idea of Silius Italicus's description of Hannibal's march . Quoque magis subiere jugo atque evadere nisi Erexere gradum , 16 REMARKS ...
... believe , of any over the Apennines ; for this was my third time of crossing them . It gave me a lively idea of Silius Italicus's description of Hannibal's march . Quoque magis subiere jugo atque evadere nisi Erexere gradum , 16 REMARKS ...
Page 31
... believe this river could preserve itself unmixed with the lake till its going out again at Ge- neva , which is a course of many miles . It was ex- tremely muddy at its entrance when I saw it , though as clear as rock - water at its ...
... believe this river could preserve itself unmixed with the lake till its going out again at Ge- neva , which is a course of many miles . It was ex- tremely muddy at its entrance when I saw it , though as clear as rock - water at its ...
Page 38
... believe , as high as most steeples in England , from the streets and gardens that lie at the foot of them ; yet , about forty years ago , a person in his drink fell down from the very top to the bottom 38 REMARKS ON ITALY .
... believe , as high as most steeples in England , from the streets and gardens that lie at the foot of them ; yet , about forty years ago , a person in his drink fell down from the very top to the bottom 38 REMARKS ON ITALY .
Page 96
... believe I should not be mistaken , if I should say , that there are not above ten thousand of these families , who are very much at their ease and if out of these ten thou- sand we should take the men that are employed in public ...
... believe I should not be mistaken , if I should say , that there are not above ten thousand of these families , who are very much at their ease and if out of these ten thou- sand we should take the men that are employed in public ...
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