Historical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold: Containing Dissertations on the Ruins of Rome; and an Essay on Italian LiteratureJohn Murray, 1818 - 584 стор. |
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... fragment , p . 128. ut sup . " Ma riflettendo , che i poeti sono di loro natura genus irritabile , e temendo perciò che Torquato , trovandosi libero , non volesse coll ' armi formidabili della sua penna vendicarsi della lunga prigionia ...
... fragment , p . 128. ut sup . " Ma riflettendo , che i poeti sono di loro natura genus irritabile , e temendo perciò che Torquato , trovandosi libero , non volesse coll ' armi formidabili della sua penna vendicarsi della lunga prigionia ...
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... fragments by the Chris- tians , who baptized it , sculptured the grapes on the tympanum , and added the steps . Mr. For- syth's objection can , however , in this instance , perhaps be removed by the mention of a fact with which he ...
... fragments by the Chris- tians , who baptized it , sculptured the grapes on the tympanum , and added the steps . Mr. For- syth's objection can , however , in this instance , perhaps be removed by the mention of a fact with which he ...
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... fragment of an aqueduct , a column , or an arch , should escape his notice . Gibbets garnished with black withered limbs , and a monk in a vetturino's chaise , may remind him that he is approaching the modern capital ; but he descends ...
... fragment of an aqueduct , a column , or an arch , should escape his notice . Gibbets garnished with black withered limbs , and a monk in a vetturino's chaise , may remind him that he is approaching the modern capital ; but he descends ...
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... fragments of the old city , and not behold a single human being . The general effect of such a prospect may be felt by any one ; and ignorance may be con- soled by hearing that a detailed examination must be made the study rather of a ...
... fragments of the old city , and not behold a single human being . The general effect of such a prospect may be felt by any one ; and ignorance may be con- soled by hearing that a detailed examination must be made the study rather of a ...
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... fragments were the wonder of the pilgrims of every nation . It must , besides , be remarked that the larger monuments , the Forum of Trajan , the Circus Maximus , the Coliseum , the Capitol , the Theatre of Pompey , the Palace of the Cæ ...
... fragments were the wonder of the pilgrims of every nation . It must , besides , be remarked that the larger monuments , the Forum of Trajan , the Circus Maximus , the Coliseum , the Capitol , the Theatre of Pompey , the Palace of the Cæ ...
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