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... Bull which stands in the arched recess , it may be as well to mention that these are not the work of Time , but are ... bull's eye " became a favourite point to hit . As the festoon of engraved gems which is prefixed to the first Essay ...
... Bull which stands in the arched recess , it may be as well to mention that these are not the work of Time , but are ... bull's eye " became a favourite point to hit . As the festoon of engraved gems which is prefixed to the first Essay ...
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... Bull which sustain it , allude to the zodiacal places of the summer solstice and the vernal equi- nox , at the far - distant period to which most of the engraved devices of our gems will be found to bear reference . The dimensions of ...
... Bull which sustain it , allude to the zodiacal places of the summer solstice and the vernal equi- nox , at the far - distant period to which most of the engraved devices of our gems will be found to bear reference . The dimensions of ...
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... bulls without blemish ; " and that , " the priests carefully examine whether the victims be perfect , before they ... bull ; he then applies a preparation of earth , which receives the impression of his signet , and the animal is thus ...
... bulls without blemish ; " and that , " the priests carefully examine whether the victims be perfect , before they ... bull ; he then applies a preparation of earth , which receives the impression of his signet , and the animal is thus ...
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... bull - horned , or crescent - crowned , figure , habited in what I should conceive Mr. Thomas Hope , ( an ama- teur who has successfully studied the dresses of the ancients ) would call a plaited mantle or peplum , wrapped thrice round ...
... bull - horned , or crescent - crowned , figure , habited in what I should conceive Mr. Thomas Hope , ( an ama- teur who has successfully studied the dresses of the ancients ) would call a plaited mantle or peplum , wrapped thrice round ...
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... bull , and quotes Sanchoniathon to shew that , according to the Phoenician mythology , Astarte put upon her own head , the head of the bull as an ensign of royalty ; he moreover quotes Or- pheus in confirmation , who in his hymn to the 72.
... bull , and quotes Sanchoniathon to shew that , according to the Phoenician mythology , Astarte put upon her own head , the head of the bull as an ensign of royalty ; he moreover quotes Or- pheus in confirmation , who in his hymn to the 72.
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Page 54 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night.
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Page 36 - If I beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness ; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, Or my mouth hath kissed my hand : This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge : For I should have denied the God that is above.
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Page x - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.