Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

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hanging Gardens, such as are planted on
the Top of the House. Several learned
Men, who like none of these Explica-
tions, believe there has been a Fault in
the Transcriber, and that Pendentis ought
to be Per dentist but they quote no Ma-
nuscript in Favour of their Conjecture.
The true Meaning of the Words is cer-
tainly as follows. The Roman Soldiers,
who were not a little proud of their
Founder, and the Military Genius of
their Republick, us'd to bear on their
Helmets the Firfl: History of Romulus,
who was begot by the God of War, and
suckled by a Wolf. The Figure of the
God was made as if descending upon the
Priestess Ilia, or as others call her Rhea
Silvia. The Occasion required his Body
should.be naked,
,Tu quoque inermis eras cum te formofa Sa-
cerdos
Cepit: ut huic urbi Semina magna dares.
Ov. deFas. L. 3.

Then too, our mighty Sire, thoustood’st
disarm’d,
When thy rapt Soul the lovely Priestess
charm’d,
That Rome's high Founder boie-—
tho’