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APPENDIX,
CHAP. I.
THE VIRTUES.
SECT. I.
VIRTUE.
THOSE goddefles whofe images are (mail, and
all painted in one pidlure, are the virtues;
by whofe favour not only all the Dii Adfcriptitii,
hut all the other gods were advanced to heaven,
and honoured with divine worfhip. There are a-
mong them fome vices, to which alfo altars were
dedicated, which, like (hades increafe the ludre of
the virtues, whofe brightnefs is doubled by the re¬
flexion of colours. The ancients worfliipped not
only the feveral fpecies of v rtues, but alfo virtue
herfelf in the habit of a matron, fitting on a fquare
ftone. Marcus Marcelles dedicated a temple to
her, near which he built another to Honour. By
this was fignified, that by virtue the way is opened
to true honour.
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Vf. fAj ;A>
APPENDIX,
CHAP. I.
THE VIRTUES.
SECT. I.
VIRTUE.
THOSE goddefles whofe images are (mail, and
all painted in one pidlure, are the virtues;
by whofe favour not only all the Dii Adfcriptitii,
hut all the other gods were advanced to heaven,
and honoured with divine worfhip. There are a-
mong them fome vices, to which alfo altars were
dedicated, which, like (hades increafe the ludre of
the virtues, whofe brightnefs is doubled by the re¬
flexion of colours. The ancients worfliipped not
only the feveral fpecies of v rtues, but alfo virtue
herfelf in the habit of a matron, fitting on a fquare
ftone. Marcus Marcelles dedicated a temple to
her, near which he built another to Honour. By
this was fignified, that by virtue the way is opened
to true honour.
SEC T.
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| Description | Being a summary of the mythology of the heathen. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.75.51 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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