Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · Boston, Ticknor and company · leaf 49
hion, the king of Thebes and the husband ofNiobe. Then Amphion and Ins twinbrother Zethus, in order to sat-isfy the wrath of their mother,bound Dirce to the horns of awild bull, who dragged her todeath. It is said that Dionysoschanged her body into a wellon Mt. Cithaeron. A small rivernear Thebes… … THE FARNESE HULL. THE BRONZE HOKSES OE VENICE. High up above the central portal of the Cathedral of St. Markin Venice, there are two bronze horses at each side of the arch.They are large, and weigh 1932 pounds each. It is wonderful tothink how they have been carried over the world, now raised…
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