Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 38
chflourished three thousand years ago. Through the portalswhich they guarded, kings, priests, and warriors had The Winged Human-Headed Lions 13 borne sacrifices to their altars, long before the wisdom ofthe East had penetrated to Greece, and had furnishedits mythology with symbols long recognized… … Winged Humak-Headed Lion. and they now stood forth once more in their ancientmajesty. But how changed was the scene aroundthem ! The luxury and civilization of a mighty nationhad given place to the wretchedness and ignorance of afew half-barbarous tribes. The wealth of temples, andthe riches of…
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