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... French , Italian , and English appear in the fame drefs . I have fometimes however been very much distasted at this way of writing , by reason of the long prefaces and exordiums into which it often betrays an author . There is so much ...
... French , Italian , and English appear in the fame drefs . I have fometimes however been very much distasted at this way of writing , by reason of the long prefaces and exordiums into which it often betrays an author . There is so much ...
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... French medals either the religion , custom , or habits of the French nation . You fee on fome of them the cross of our faviour , and on others Her- cules ' cules ' his club . In one you have an of ANCIENT MEDALS . 175.
... French medals either the religion , custom , or habits of the French nation . You fee on fome of them the cross of our faviour , and on others Her- cules ' cules ' his club . In one you have an of ANCIENT MEDALS . 175.
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... French colony in America ? The Romans made ufe of this type in allufion to one of their own customs at the fending out of a colony . But for the French , a ram , a hog , or an elephant , would have been every whit as fignificant an ...
... French colony in America ? The Romans made ufe of this type in allufion to one of their own customs at the fending out of a colony . But for the French , a ram , a hog , or an elephant , would have been every whit as fignificant an ...
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... French here done to boast of ? A medal however you have with this infcription , DVNKIRKA ILLESA . Not to cavil at the two k's in Dunkirka , or the impropriety of the word Illafa , the whole medal , in my opinion , tends not fo much to ...
... French here done to boast of ? A medal however you have with this infcription , DVNKIRKA ILLESA . Not to cavil at the two k's in Dunkirka , or the impropriety of the word Illafa , the whole medal , in my opinion , tends not fo much to ...
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... French King , he put out a coin , that on the reverse of it had a ship toffed on the waves to represent the church . Before it was the figure of our Saviour walk- ing on the waters , and St. Peter ready to fink at his feet . The ...
... French King , he put out a coin , that on the reverse of it had a ship toffed on the waves to represent the church . Before it was the figure of our Saviour walk- ing on the waters , and St. Peter ready to fink at his feet . The ...
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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