 | Eyles Irwin - 1780 - 1 trang
...him for a piece of the pillar. The difcovery which they made, amply compenfated for this mifchief ; as without their evidence, the world would not have...this hour, that there was originally a ftatue on this pillar, one foot' and ancle of which are ftill remaining. The ftatue was, probably, of Pompey himfelf;... | |
 | Eyles Irwin - 1780 - 440 trang
...piece of the pillar. The difcovery which they made, amply compenfated for this mifchief; as-without their evidence, the world would not have known, at...hour, that there was originally a ftatue on* this pillar, one foot and ancle of which are flill remaining. The. ftatue was, probably, of Pompey himfelf;... | |
 | 1781 - 732 trang
...him for a piece of the pillar. The difcovery which they made, amply compcnfated for this mifcbief; at without their evidence, the world would not have known at this hour, that there was originally a ftatue o» this pillar, one toot and ancle of which are lull remaining. The ftatuewas, probably, of Pumpry... | |
 | 1788 - 734 trang
...a piece' of the pi Ibr. The. difcovery which they nr.idc, amply compenlated for this mitchicf; Я5 without their evidence, the world would not have known at this hour, that there was originally a flaute on this pillar, one loot and ancle of which are ftill remaining. The. ftatue was, probably,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 762 trang
...a, piece of the pillar. Thg difcoverjc \yhich they made, amply cornpen fate4 for this mifchief; a$ without their evidence, the world would not have known at this hour, that there was originally a lîatue on this pillar, one foot anq ancle of which are ftill remaining, The ilatue vvas, probably,... | |
 | John Adams - 1792 - 382 trang
...him for a piece of the pillar. The difcovery which they made amply compenfated for this mifchief ; as without their evidence the world would not have...this hour, that there was originally a ftatue on this pillar, one foot and ancle of which are ftill remaining. The ftatue was probably of Pompeyhimfelf ;... | |
 | 94 trang
...him for a piece of the pillar. The difcovery which they made amply conipenfated for this mifchief ; as without their evidence, the world would not have...this hour, that there was originally a ftatue on this pillar, one foot and ancle of which are (till remaining. The (latue muft have been of a gigantic fize,... | |
 | 482 trang
...him for a piece of the pillar. The difcovery which they made amply compenfated for this mifthief ; as without their evidence, the world would not have known at this hour, that there was originally a ftafue on this pillar, one foot and ancle of which are (till remaining. The llatue muft have been of... | |
 | Donald Campbell - 1795 - 542 trang
...of punch, to the utter aftonimment of a multitude who came to fee them ; they broke off one of the volutes of the column, but amply compenfated for this...contained, in its face, fragments of architecture of the moft exquifite workmanfhip, fuch as broken columns, friezes, &c. ; thofe were the antique ruins of... | |
 | Donald Campbell - 1796 - 536 trang
...utter aftonifhment of a multitude who came to fee them ; they broke off one of the volutes 1 ' • of the column, but amply compenfated for this mifchief...contained, in its face, fragments of architecture of the moft exquifite workmanfhip, fuch as broken columns, friezes, &c. ; thofe were the antique ruins of... | |
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The discovery which they made amply compensated for this mischief; as, without their evidence, the world would not have known at this hour that there was originally a statue on this pillar, one foot and ancle of which are still remaining. 
