Engraved gems; their history and place in art, in which is embodied the author's former treatise, with extensive revisions and additions; reminiscences of travels in the pursuit and acquisition of engraved gems ... to which is added a descriptive list of the author's cabinet of gems, forming a compend of Greek and Roman classics and antiquities .. (1889)
Sommerville, Maxwell, 1829-1904 · Philadelphia, M. Sommerville · leaf 151
ofession with varying success; he cried witlievery Itreath, Sciiki ! scnio ! wlio wants .sciiia . (Heaven!wlio wants heaven?) Here are consolations for tliis life,forgetfulness of the past, enjoyment of the present, ;ind dreamsof the future ! Behold them in these three amphorae decoctedfrom blessed… … THE THREE AMPHORAE. 147 the present? drink of tlie second, Eu-nnliar-deli/ Wilt tlioiiill thy dreams pierce the veil that closes futurity to thy view ?drink of the third, Bukra. These potions are all draughtsiiiducinji sleej), hut innocuous, not dani;erous in moderatedoses. It was surprising to me…
Gems · Classical antiquities
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