The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 5William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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... figures ; and as the shortness of their reigns was generally occasioned by the ad- vancement of a rival , it is no wonder that nobody worked on the figure of a deceased emperor , when his enemy was in the throne . This observation , how ...
... figures ; and as the shortness of their reigns was generally occasioned by the ad- vancement of a rival , it is no wonder that nobody worked on the figure of a deceased emperor , when his enemy was in the throne . This observation , how ...
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... figure of the consul , with the ring on his fin- ger , reminded me of Juvenal's majoris pondera gem- There is another statue in brass , supposed to be of Apollo , with this modern inscription on the pedes- tal , which I must confess I ...
... figure of the consul , with the ring on his fin- ger , reminded me of Juvenal's majoris pondera gem- There is another statue in brass , supposed to be of Apollo , with this modern inscription on the pedes- tal , which I must confess I ...
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... figures , there is a fine one of Morpheus in touchstone , I have always observed , that this god is represented by the ancient statuaries under the figure of a boy asleep , with a bundle of poppy in his hand . I at first took it for a ...
... figures , there is a fine one of Morpheus in touchstone , I have always observed , that this god is represented by the ancient statuaries under the figure of a boy asleep , with a bundle of poppy in his hand . I at first took it for a ...
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Joseph Addison Thomas Tickell. I never saw any figure of sleep , that was not of black marble , which has probably ... figures of the old Roman arms and instruments of war . After a full survey of the gallery , we were led into four or ...
Joseph Addison Thomas Tickell. I never saw any figure of sleep , that was not of black marble , which has probably ... figures of the old Roman arms and instruments of war . After a full survey of the gallery , we were led into four or ...
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... figure for the singularity of the instrument , which I never before saw in ancient sculpture . It is not unlike a violin , and played on after the same manner . I doubt however whether this figure be not of a later date than the rest ...
... figure for the singularity of the instrument , which I never before saw in ancient sculpture . It is not unlike a violin , and played on after the same manner . I doubt however whether this figure be not of a later date than the rest ...
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