Early Christian numismatics, and other antiquarian tracts (1873)
King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, Bell & Daldy · leaf 159
met.And, to conclude this part of the subject, I know ofhardly any other historical monument due to the engravers art more interestingthan the spirited representationof a combat between Bomansand Gauls, drawn by a contem-porary hand, of which a veryfaithful copy is given in the an-nexed… … SIONET OF Q. CORN. LUPUS. 131 only the first clown-stroke, that is fatal; after thisthey immediately become unserviceable, bending bothlongways and sideways to such a degree that thesecond blow is entirely without effect unless theowners get the chance to retire, to press them againstthe ground,…
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