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The antiquities of Herculaneum (1773)

Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825, Lettice, John, 1737-1832, Bannerman, Alexander, fl. 1730-1780, Lamborn, Peter Spendelowe, 1722-1774, Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, Leacroft, S. (Samuel), -1795, Accademia ercolanese di archeologia (Naples, Italy) · London : Printed for S. Leacroft ... · leaf 279

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to particulars. Herodotus, lib. i. cap. iv. writes, thatthe Perfians affirm women to have given rife to all the wars between the Greeks andAfiatics: he adds, moreover, that thefe rapes were committed by unjufl men ; thatthe avenging of them was the bulinefs of madmen ; and that men of prudencewould… … [ s 3 PLATE XXX. El TH E pi&ures comprifed in this [2] and feveral fucceed-ing plates, are all in the fame tafte. They reprefentwinged boys, or Genii [3] as they are called ; fome of whichare exercifing themfelves in dancing and mujic^ others playingat fome childifli games; fome are employing…

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