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... several of them that are better acquainted with the faces of the Antonines , than of the Stuarts , and would rather choose to count out a fum in fefterces , than in pounds fterling . I have heard of one in Italy that used to swear by ...
... several of them that are better acquainted with the faces of the Antonines , than of the Stuarts , and would rather choose to count out a fum in fefterces , than in pounds fterling . I have heard of one in Italy that used to swear by ...
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... several pieces that lie before them . One takes up a coin of gold , and after having well weighed the figures and infcription , tells you very gravely if it were brafs , it would be invaluable . Another falls a ringing a Pescennius ...
... several pieces that lie before them . One takes up a coin of gold , and after having well weighed the figures and infcription , tells you very gravely if it were brafs , it would be invaluable . Another falls a ringing a Pescennius ...
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... several who had won the prizes at the Olympic games . It was a noble time , says Cynthio , when trips and Cornish hugs could make a man immortal . How many heroes would Moorfields have furnished out in the days of old ? A fellow that ...
... several who had won the prizes at the Olympic games . It was a noble time , says Cynthio , when trips and Cornish hugs could make a man immortal . How many heroes would Moorfields have furnished out in the days of old ? A fellow that ...
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... several parts of your ancient authors , it certainly hath its use . It is pity indeed there is not a nearer way of coming at it . I have some- times fancied it would not be an imperti- nent defign to make a kind of an old Ro- man ...
... several parts of your ancient authors , it certainly hath its use . It is pity indeed there is not a nearer way of coming at it . I have some- times fancied it would not be an imperti- nent defign to make a kind of an old Ro- man ...
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... several years of his reign : Or where they do it they often differ in their feveral periods . Here there- fore it is much fafer to quote a medal than an author , for in this cafe you do not appeal to a Suetonius or a Lampridius , but to ...
... several years of his reign : Or where they do it they often differ in their feveral periods . Here there- fore it is much fafer to quote a medal than an author , for in this cafe you do not appeal to a Suetonius or a Lampridius , but to ...
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Ægyptus againſt ancient Apoſtles becauſe Befides chriftians Claud Claudian confefs confideration Creech cuſtoms dæmons defcription defign Difciples Dryden Emperor enemy fame fancy fatire fays Cynthio fays Eugenius fays Philander fecond feen fenfe feveral fhall fhew fhort fide figure fince firft firſt fome France French ftand ftill ftrength fubject fuch fufferings fuppofe greateſt hand hath heathen himſelf hiſtory honour infcription Irenæus itſelf Judæa King laft laſt learned lived loft mentioned miracles modern medals moſt muſt myſelf obferve occafion old coins Ovid paffage Pagan Parthia peace perfons philofophers pleaſe poets prefent preſerved publiſhed raiſed reaſon religion reprefented rifing Roman Rome S. C. Reverſe Saviour Saviour's hiftory ſee ſeen ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſhows Silius Italicus Spanish monarchy ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtill Tertullian thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Trajan uſe veftes verfe Virg Virgil