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[M2.91L]                                                              [M2.91]								91
                                                                      
                                                                      		St Paul’s cherubs - 1 with cherries, 2 with grapes
                                                                      		horribly cut, 3 holds a shapeless something to a bird -
                                                                      		it is copied from the walnut one, but miserably poor.  4
                                                                      		has nothing but left hand clenched and raised.  5 is
The lettering on this capital is entirely changed . & much quainter.  		turbaned and has a rose with central fruit.
                                                                      		6 and 7 have birds - ill cut but 6 especially - very 
                                                                      		sweetly composed - 8 puts his head on one side and holds
                                                                      		an apple languishingly to his heart.
                                                                      The Thirty sixth is the Great angle one.
                                                                      		1  Justitia winged on two lions, her wings are ill cut
                                                                      		and her lions coarse and door-knocky;  but she is well
                                                                      		composed, and looks beautiful from below.
                                                                      		2.  Aristotle I have
                                                                      		3
                                                                      
                                                                      		4  Salo uno dei sete savi di Grecia che die lege.
                                                                      		The figures as generally in unruffled drapery;  but sweetly
                                                                      		conceived and exquisitely composed.  Solon has a delicate
                                                                      		head with flowing beard, not commonplace;  one of his
                                                                      		pupils seated is remarkably beautiful in the sweep of his
                                                                      		simple drapery.
                                                                      		5.  Isipione. a chastita ch - x- x x elaf e la fia a re  A
                                                                      		soldier with a feather cap like that of injustitia

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