 | William Matthews - 1835 - 564 pages
...through silver pipes. Seneca thus dilates upon their luxurious refinement and costly indulgences. — " A man thinks himself poor and mean unless the walls...precious embossments — unless Alexandrian marble be pointed and inlaid with Numidian rough cast — unless a rich and curiously variegated plastering... | |
 | William Matthews - Fountains - 1835 - 522 pages
...through silver pipes. Seneca thus dilates upon their luxurious refinement and costly indulgences. — " A man thinks himself poor and mean unless the walls...precious embossments — unless Alexandrian marble be pointed and inlaid with Numidian rough cast — unless a rich and curiously variegated plastering... | |
 | 1867 - 864 pages
...the wealth of an Eastern prince could not obtain;" and Seneca, describing the bath of Scipio says : " A man thinks himself poor and mean, unless the walls...inlaid with Numidian rough-cast; unless a rich and curiously variegated plastering is spread upon them in picturesque ; unless the roof is covered with... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1868 - 444 pages
...wealth of an Eastern prince could not obtain ;" and Seneca, describing the bath of Scipio says : " A man thinks himself poor and mean, unless the walls...inlaid with Numidian rough-cast ; unless a rich and curiously variegated plastering is spread upon them in picturesque ; unless the roof is covered with... | |
 | Mary Winearls Porter - Building - 1907 - 126 pages
...vile and mean a pavement. But who is there in our time that would condescend to bathe in like manner ? A man thinks himself poor and mean unless the walls...inlaid with Numidian roughcast ; unless a rich and curiously variegated plaistering be spread upon them in picturesque ; 3 unless the roof is covered... | |
 | Building stones - 1909 - 422 pages
...vile and mean a pavement. But who is there in our time that would condescend to bathe in like manner? A man thinks himself poor and mean unless the walls...inlaid with Numidian rough-cast; unless a rich and curiously variegated plastering he spread upon them in picturesque (mosaic work) ; unless the roof... | |
| |
A man thinks himself poor and mean, unless the walls are decorated with large and precious embossments, unless Alexandrian marble is pointed and inlaid with Numidian rough-cast; unless a rich and curiously variegated plastering... 