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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 76
reekPoet L E o NID A s may ferve to explain this Deiign. Aptog ivjiot TcivTa tIv(^ Ai**/ ^Ku^ipua, Avtov A^yj yvfiVYj yap acpwVAto-af « 3 MMnrjai Kat ©£of, ccvSpcdTTOig ottKo, ^aTuu iTTAyitg.Thefe Weapons not to Thee, but Mars relate,Why bears foft Venus their unwieldy Weight?If burnij]:>d Mars… … VI ( 13) Hac Martis funt arma^ Venus cur cingerh ijiis? Cur Cytherea geris, tarn grave pondus iners.Mars eji a 7iudd viBus. Cum cefferit ipfe Vel Deus. Hac frujlra nunc geris arma Viris. The Poets as well as Painters were fond of the Subjedt,of V E N u s playing with the Arms of M a r s. There…Gems, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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