An Essay on the Study of Antiquities..D. Prince, and J. Cooke; J. and J. Fletcher; also by P. Elmsly, B. White, T. Payne, and Son; London., 1782 - Antiquities - 142 pages |
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... age of no- velty and project , of System and re- finement , while it has ftruck out many truths which were unknown to preced- ing generations , has also given birth to many reveries , the fuccefs of which has afforded fufficient ...
... age of no- velty and project , of System and re- finement , while it has ftruck out many truths which were unknown to preced- ing generations , has also given birth to many reveries , the fuccefs of which has afforded fufficient ...
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... Ages which are past , and of thofe events and characters , which are NEVER TO RETURN . There is an involun- tary attachment to that which is irrecover- ably fnatched from our prefence , and re- moved beyond the reach of our hopes and ...
... Ages which are past , and of thofe events and characters , which are NEVER TO RETURN . There is an involun- tary attachment to that which is irrecover- ably fnatched from our prefence , and re- moved beyond the reach of our hopes and ...
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... Age . Or the various monuments of Antiquity some are public , and fome domeftic . They record the tranfactions and ... Ages of Antiquity . A diligent examination therefore of the remaining monuments of Antiquity must be productive of ...
... Age . Or the various monuments of Antiquity some are public , and fome domeftic . They record the tranfactions and ... Ages of Antiquity . A diligent examination therefore of the remaining monuments of Antiquity must be productive of ...
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... Ages . I. THE Study of Antiquities is divided into various branches , POLITICAL and MO- NUMENTAL , accordingly as they regard the antient manners and customs of a people , and the monuments of antient Art . In every nation the state of ...
... Ages . I. THE Study of Antiquities is divided into various branches , POLITICAL and MO- NUMENTAL , accordingly as they regard the antient manners and customs of a people , and the monuments of antient Art . In every nation the state of ...
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... Ages : but in the earlier periods of fociety they are closely and intimately connected . While Man is yet ... age , MILTON , CLARENDON , & C . They were formed on the imitation of the best ancient claffic authors ; and were , then ...
... Ages : but in the earlier periods of fociety they are closely and intimately connected . While Man is yet ... age , MILTON , CLARENDON , & C . They were formed on the imitation of the best ancient claffic authors ; and were , then ...
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