“From space to space between the presses, that contain’d the books, there were pedestals, on which were placed most beautiful bustos of marble and Bronze. The injury of time had spared them; and some little defects excepted, they were entire and perfect. That nobleness and elegance which characterized the works of the ancients, were stamped on them. Most of them had long beards, large foreheads like yours, and engaging countenances.
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