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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... these fenfations of the Mind are then more powerful and poignant , when arifing from the contemplation of places , once the fcene of actions , that , perhaps , decided the fate of Empire , established the laws of Go- vernment , or ...
... these fenfations of the Mind are then more powerful and poignant , when arifing from the contemplation of places , once the fcene of actions , that , perhaps , decided the fate of Empire , established the laws of Go- vernment , or ...
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... These precious monuments of Antiquity comprehend the most certain teftimonies of domestic life , in the representation of their marriage ceremonies , funerals , and facrifices3 . From the fame fources , especially from the remains of ...
... These precious monuments of Antiquity comprehend the most certain teftimonies of domestic life , in the representation of their marriage ceremonies , funerals , and facrifices3 . From the fame fources , especially from the remains of ...
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... these Antiquities to the Profeffors and Lovers of the Arts , as long as a taste shall remain for propriety of design and juftness of manners ; for fimple elegance , and the true , unexaggerated fub- lime . II . As in the ftudy of ...
... these Antiquities to the Profeffors and Lovers of the Arts , as long as a taste shall remain for propriety of design and juftness of manners ; for fimple elegance , and the true , unexaggerated fub- lime . II . As in the ftudy of ...
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... or perverfely explained by obfervations drawn from claffical re- fources , which were often as ill placed as they were learned and ingenious . thefe these representations of ancient manners to meet with portraits which ( 23 )
... or perverfely explained by obfervations drawn from claffical re- fources , which were often as ill placed as they were learned and ingenious . thefe these representations of ancient manners to meet with portraits which ( 23 )
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Thomas Burgess. these representations of ancient manners to meet with portraits which may be confronted with the present times . It is a pleasure not unlike what we particularly feel in perufing the wife fayings of the fon of Sirach , in ...
Thomas Burgess. these representations of ancient manners to meet with portraits which may be confronted with the present times . It is a pleasure not unlike what we particularly feel in perufing the wife fayings of the fon of Sirach , in ...
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