Miscellaneous Works: In Verse and Prose, Volume 3J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... fame , Thro ' climes and ages bears each form and nami : In one fhort view , fubjected to our eye , Gods , Emprors , Heroes , Sages , Beauties lie . With fharpen'd fight pale Antiquaries pore , Th ' Infeription value , but the Ruft ...
... fame , Thro ' climes and ages bears each form and nami : In one fhort view , fubjected to our eye , Gods , Emprors , Heroes , Sages , Beauties lie . With fharpen'd fight pale Antiquaries pore , Th ' Infeription value , but the Ruft ...
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... fame . And it is well known that Rubens had a noble collection of Medals in his own poffeffion . But I muft not quit this head before I tell you , that you fee on Medals not on- ly the names and perfons of Emperors , Kings , Confuls ...
... fame . And it is well known that Rubens had a noble collection of Medals in his own poffeffion . But I muft not quit this head before I tell you , that you fee on Medals not on- ly the names and perfons of Emperors , Kings , Confuls ...
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... fame moment . But as to this point , where the Make of the gar ment is controverted , let them , if they can find cloth enough , work after all the moft probable fafhions . To enlarge the defign , I would have another room for the old ...
... fame moment . But as to this point , where the Make of the gar ment is controverted , let them , if they can find cloth enough , work after all the moft probable fafhions . To enlarge the defign , I would have another room for the old ...
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... fame importance . To come then to a more weighty use , fays Philander , it is certain that Medals give a very great light to hiftory , in confirming fuch paffages as are true in old Authors , in fettling fuch as are told after different ...
... fame importance . To come then to a more weighty use , fays Philander , it is certain that Medals give a very great light to hiftory , in confirming fuch paffages as are true in old Authors , in fettling fuch as are told after different ...
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... fame time this is talking like an ignorant man . " Were I in other compa- ny I would perhaps change my ftile , and tell them that I would rather fee the fragments of Apollo's temple than St. Peter's . I remember when our Antiquary at ...
... fame time this is talking like an ignorant man . " Were I in other compa- ny I would perhaps change my ftile , and tell them that I would rather fee the fragments of Apollo's temple than St. Peter's . I remember when our Antiquary at ...
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againſt ancient Antoninus Pius Apoftles Author becauſe Befides Chrift Chriftianity Claud Claudian Commodus confefs confiderable converfation Creech defcription defign Difciples difcourfe Domitian Dryden Emperor enemy Evangelifts faid fame fancy fays Cynthio fays Eugenius fays Philander fecond fecure feem feen fenfe feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fhow fide figure fince firft fome fometimes fpeak France French ftand ftill ftrength fubject fuch fufferings fuppofe greateſt hand hath heathen himſelf Infcription inftance Irenæus itſelf King laft learned lived loft Medallifts moft moſt muft muſt obferve occafion old Coins Ovid paffage pafs Pagan peace perfons Philofophers pleaſe Poets pofterity prefent preferved profe publiſhed raiſed reafon religion reprefented rife Roman Rome S. C. Reverſe Saviour Saviour's hiftory ſeveral Silius Italicus Spanish monarchy Statius Tertullian thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Trajan Tranflated uſe Vefte verfe Virg Virgil whofe