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... stone or ductile clay , An early symbol of Almighty fway ; The bull's ftern front , to which rude myriads kneel , The favourite idol of benighted zeal * . Others a fofter origin affign To the young beauties of this art benign— To Love ...
... stone or ductile clay , An early symbol of Almighty fway ; The bull's ftern front , to which rude myriads kneel , The favourite idol of benighted zeal * . Others a fofter origin affign To the young beauties of this art benign— To Love ...
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... stone , That gods appear'd to make his cause their own ; And Terror thought they curs'd the fterile foil Where hafte infulted his unfinish'd toil * . Thy fons , Anthermus , with a filial pride Their dear hereditary talents plied , And ...
... stone , That gods appear'd to make his cause their own ; And Terror thought they curs'd the fterile foil Where hafte infulted his unfinish'd toil * . Thy fons , Anthermus , with a filial pride Their dear hereditary talents plied , And ...
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... stone accomplish'd thy behest , And every charm of tender grace express'd ; Till thy fine Work fuch perfect life display'd , Venus with pride her marble self survey'd . Enchanting artist ! whose warm heart was seen Devoting all thy ...
... stone accomplish'd thy behest , And every charm of tender grace express'd ; Till thy fine Work fuch perfect life display'd , Venus with pride her marble self survey'd . Enchanting artist ! whose warm heart was seen Devoting all thy ...
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... stone , But more endear'd to every later age As the bleft fire of that abftemious fage ; Who , born and nurtur'd on Etruria's fhore , Refin❜d her spirit by his temp'rate lore , And in Crotona gloried to display His mild morality's ...
... stone , But more endear'd to every later age As the bleft fire of that abftemious fage ; Who , born and nurtur'd on Etruria's fhore , Refin❜d her spirit by his temp'rate lore , And in Crotona gloried to display His mild morality's ...
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... stone , Greece , in her happiest days , might proudly own- Her Diofcorides ! by Patience taught , Minute resemblance on the gem he wrought , See NOTE XVI . P 370 380 And form'd , with Miniature's confummate grace , Power's fav'rite 105.
... stone , Greece , in her happiest days , might proudly own- Her Diofcorides ! by Patience taught , Minute resemblance on the gem he wrought , See NOTE XVI . P 370 380 And form'd , with Miniature's confummate grace , Power's fav'rite 105.
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Abbé accompliſhed Ægypt againſt ancient antiquity artiſt Athenian Athens baſe beſt boaſt braſs breaſt Caylus celebrated charms cloſe coloffal Corinth Dædalus dear defcription delight deſcribed diſplay epigram EPISTLE étoit Etruria faid fait fame fays feems firſt fome fond foul ftatue ftill ftone fublime fuch fuppofed genius glory grace Grecian Greece Greek Grotii Verfio himſelf Hipponax hiſtory honour illuftrious intereſting juft juftly juſt Lyfippus Memnon mind moft moſt NOTE o'er obferved paffage paffion Paufanias Phidias pleaſure Pliny Plutarch praiſe Praxiteles preſent preſerved pride qu'il quæ Quintilian quod raiſe repreſented reſpect Roman Rome ſays ſcene Scopas ſculptor Sculpture Sculpture's ſeems Semiramis ſhe ſkill ſpeak ſpirit ſtatue ſtill ſtone Strabo ſubject ſuch talents taſte temple thee theſe thine thoſe thou toil uſe verſe whofe whoſe Winkelman αγαλμα γαρ δε εις εκ εν επι και μεν τε τῳ υπο
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Page 176 - ... an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, which I take to be my portion in- this life, joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.
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