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                                                                                  DUCAL PALACE  SERIES OF CAPITALS
                                                                      		shorted sides upmost, both are beautifully graduated
                                                                      to arch the upper trefoil from r to s measures 9½ in.
                                                                      of which the upper foil to small cusp p int, measures only
                                                                      3¾ in and the lower trefoil is 11 in from o to p and
                                                                      its upper foil 5¼  Its smaller foil is a little too large
                                                                      Doge’s Palace.  The broad angle capital under the Noah, has, in front
                                                                      of it towards ponta della Paglia, a boy with a bird held
                                                                      across his breast, its wings open;  at left hand on
                                                                       west side, a loy with a comb, large and small toothed, and
                                                                      a pair of scissors.
                                                                      		The second is the Bird one, only 3 inches sides
                                                                      still left out, of wall, called "first" at p 4 Doges Palace
                                                                      book, and Daguerred at 2nd.
                                                                      		The Third is called Second at p 4 Palace book.
                                                                      		It is highly interesting to compare the children
                                                                      on this fourth with those on the piazzaeta side:  Those on
                                                                      the fourth side are full of childish life, playful, human, af
                                                                      		fectionate full of sensation and vivacity, with much man-
                                                                      liness and firmness - some and not a little teachery, and
                                                                      perhaps some hardness and cruelty lurkijg under all but
                                                                      they will be thorough men when they grow up, they will do
                                                                      great things and fierce ones - and perhaps some vile ones,
                                                                      But those on the    are dull, curly haired - barbered dun
                                                                      dunces, without a spark in their dim eyes or a meaning
                                                                      line un  their fal stolid cheeks - they will grow up into
                                                                      perfumed coxcombs and will spend their lives in thoughts
                                                                      of snuff and brocade, or in gambling and fiddling.
                                                                      The Fourth, is called third at p 5 palace book
                                                                      		The Fifth three sides still only; has the three kings vid
                                                                      A opp 1 is always  front.
                                                                      1.	Titus Vespasian I P A T  per imperator.  The head is
                                                                      gone, Sword is a[r]t hand with left he points to handkerchief
                                                                      embroi ered and fringed (with a head on it) carved on the

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