Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen4A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... be relished ? if they did , they must have been grofsly ftupid . The statues of a Roman Emperor were held fo facred , that to treat them with any contempt contempt was high treason . This ridicu- lous opinion was 186 B. III . SCIENCE S.
... be relished ? if they did , they must have been grofsly ftupid . The statues of a Roman Emperor were held fo facred , that to treat them with any contempt contempt was high treason . This ridicu- lous opinion was 186 B. III . SCIENCE S.
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... statues of gods than of men . In works of ivory he was un- " rivalled , altho ' there had been no other proofs " of ... statue resembling so much the god himself . " devotion ; devotion ; and during a warm fit of the religious 316 B. III ...
... statues of gods than of men . In works of ivory he was un- " rivalled , altho ' there had been no other proofs " of ... statue resembling so much the god himself . " devotion ; devotion ; and during a warm fit of the religious 316 B. III ...
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... in their temples . After statues of the gods became fashionable , they ac- quired by degrees more and more respect . The Greek and Roman writers talk of di- vine virtue being communicated to fta- tues ; and fome vine.
... in their temples . After statues of the gods became fashionable , they ac- quired by degrees more and more respect . The Greek and Roman writers talk of di- vine virtue being communicated to fta- tues ; and fome vine.
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... statue . Arnobius , in his book against the Gentiles , introduces a Gentile deliver- ing the following opinion . We do not believe , that the metal which composes a ftatue , whether gold , or filver , or " brafs , is a god . But we ...
... statue . Arnobius , in his book against the Gentiles , introduces a Gentile deliver- ing the following opinion . We do not believe , that the metal which composes a ftatue , whether gold , or filver , or " brafs , is a god . But we ...
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Lord Henry Home Kames. for affirming , that the statue in the temple of Minerva , was not the goddess , but a piece of matter carved by Phidias ; he fure- ly was not condemned for faying , that the ftatue was made by Phidias , a fact uni ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. for affirming , that the statue in the temple of Minerva , was not the goddess , but a piece of matter carved by Phidias ; he fure- ly was not condemned for faying , that the ftatue was made by Phidias , a fact uni ...
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