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... believe the fleeve of it to be of the true Roman cut . I must confess , says Philander , the know- ledge of medals has most of those disadvan- tages that can render a fcience ridiculous , to fuch as are not well verfed in it . No- thing ...
... believe the fleeve of it to be of the true Roman cut . I must confess , says Philander , the know- ledge of medals has most of those disadvan- tages that can render a fcience ridiculous , to fuch as are not well verfed in it . No- thing ...
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... believe furprises all beginners as well as myself . We are apt to think your me- dallifts a little fantastical in the different prices they fet upon their coins , without any regard to the ancient value or the metal , of which they are ...
... believe furprises all beginners as well as myself . We are apt to think your me- dallifts a little fantastical in the different prices they fet upon their coins , without any regard to the ancient value or the metal , of which they are ...
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... believe that hereafter the whole learned world will be divided upon the make of a modern pair of breeches ? And yet , fays Eugenius , the critics have fallen as foul upon each other for matters of the fame moment . But as to this point ...
... believe that hereafter the whole learned world will be divided upon the make of a modern pair of breeches ? And yet , fays Eugenius , the critics have fallen as foul upon each other for matters of the fame moment . But as to this point ...
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... believe both the one and the other took the mode from the ancient Greek ftatuaries . It will not perhaps be an improper tranfition to pass from the heathen gods to the feveral monsters of antiquity , as Chimeras , Gorgons , Sphinxes ...
... believe both the one and the other took the mode from the ancient Greek ftatuaries . It will not perhaps be an improper tranfition to pass from the heathen gods to the feveral monsters of antiquity , as Chimeras , Gorgons , Sphinxes ...
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... believe we shall find that it is not the only piece of antique fculpture that this poet has copied out in his descriptions . -cum totis exurgens ardua pennis Ipfa duci facras Victoria panderet ædes , Et palma viridi gaudens , et amicta ...
... believe we shall find that it is not the only piece of antique fculpture that this poet has copied out in his descriptions . -cum totis exurgens ardua pennis Ipfa duci facras Victoria panderet ædes , Et palma viridi gaudens , et amicta ...
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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