Antiquities explained : being a collection of figured gems, illustrated by similar descriptions taken from the classics (1737)
Ogle, George, 1704-1746, Bettenham, James, d. 1774, Du Bosc, Claude, 1684-1745? · London : Printed by James Bettenham, for Cl. Du Bosc ... · leaf 272
iribus. The Court fubdued by Mii/ics Charms, That Court may be fubdued by Artm. In the midft of this Calamity Hercules enters; andIt is in this Point of Light we are to^confider the Gemhere .exhibited. XXXIX. Omphale or Iole drefl in the Arms of Hercu-les. There are feveral Gems of the fame… … XXXIX ( 143? Omphale; Who was in her Turn One of the moftcelebrated Miftrefles of Hercules. It is hard to fay,according to the Charatfter Antiquity has left of H e r c u-L E s, whether He was more frequently engaged in theFields of Mars, or in the Camps of V e n u s. For befideshis more legitimate…
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