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MAT S;
drawn in a chariot by two horfes, Fury and Violence, driven by
two furly charioteers, Wrath and Deftrucfion ; and he himfelf
holding a fpear in one hand, and a whip in the other.
3. He is alfo fometimes reprefented on horfeback, and fome-
•times in a chariot drawn with horfes called Fear and Horror, and
fome fay with the figures of men called Fear and Violence.
Ifidorus relates, that the picture of Mars was painted with a
naked breaft.
By which is intimated, that men ouirht not to be timorous in
war, but valiantly and boldly expofe thermelves to hazards and
dangers,
Statkis relates, that the houfe of Mars was built in an obfcure
corner of Thracia, made of ruify black iron ; that the porters,
which kept the gates, were Horror and Madncfs ; that within the
houfe dwelt Fury, Wrath, Impiety, Fear, Treafon,and Violence;
and the governefs of the houfe was Difcord, who fat on a royal
throne, holding in one hand a bright (word, and in the other a
bafon full of human blood.
Ariofto defcribes the court of Mars, as a place of horror and
confufion, faying, that in everv part and corner of it were heard
Grange echoes, fearful fhrieks, threatening^, and difmal cries ; in
the middle of this place was the image of Virtue, looking fad and
ipenfive, full of forrow, d-ifconteHt, and melancholy, leaning her
head on her arm ; hard by her in a chair was feated Fury in tri-
umph ; and not far from her fat Death with a bloody ftern coun-
tenance, offering mens fkulls in human Wood upon an altar,
confecrated with coals of fire, fetched from many cities and
towns, burnt and ruined by the tyranny of war.
MASSES, in painting, are large parts of a picture, contain-
ing the great jights and fhadows : And thus, when it is almoft
dark, we fee only the MafTes of a pi£ture9 i. e. the places of the.
lights and fhadows.
MATRASS, is a glafsvefleL, ufed'.nchymical operations, call-
ed alfo a bolt-head. It is made in the form of a hottle, with a
very long narrow neck. The Matrafs is luted with earth, when
it is to be placed on a very hot fire; when it is required, it fhould
be flopped very clofe ; it isiealed hermetically,
MATRICE, with dyers, is a term applied to the five fimple
colours, whence all the reft are derived orcompofed.
Thefe are the black, white, blue, red, and fallow cr rcot
colour
MATRICES, with leuc.'-fo'jnders, are thofe fmall pieces of
copper or brafs, at one end of which are engraven dent-wife, or
en creux, the feveral characters, or letters, ufed in the compoi-
ing for the printing of books.
Each letter or character, and each virgula or point in a com-
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drawn in a chariot by two horfes, Fury and Violence, driven by
two furly charioteers, Wrath and Deftrucfion ; and he himfelf
holding a fpear in one hand, and a whip in the other.
3. He is alfo fometimes reprefented on horfeback, and fome-
•times in a chariot drawn with horfes called Fear and Horror, and
fome fay with the figures of men called Fear and Violence.
Ifidorus relates, that the picture of Mars was painted with a
naked breaft.
By which is intimated, that men ouirht not to be timorous in
war, but valiantly and boldly expofe thermelves to hazards and
dangers,
Statkis relates, that the houfe of Mars was built in an obfcure
corner of Thracia, made of ruify black iron ; that the porters,
which kept the gates, were Horror and Madncfs ; that within the
houfe dwelt Fury, Wrath, Impiety, Fear, Treafon,and Violence;
and the governefs of the houfe was Difcord, who fat on a royal
throne, holding in one hand a bright (word, and in the other a
bafon full of human blood.
Ariofto defcribes the court of Mars, as a place of horror and
confufion, faying, that in everv part and corner of it were heard
Grange echoes, fearful fhrieks, threatening^, and difmal cries ; in
the middle of this place was the image of Virtue, looking fad and
ipenfive, full of forrow, d-ifconteHt, and melancholy, leaning her
head on her arm ; hard by her in a chair was feated Fury in tri-
umph ; and not far from her fat Death with a bloody ftern coun-
tenance, offering mens fkulls in human Wood upon an altar,
confecrated with coals of fire, fetched from many cities and
towns, burnt and ruined by the tyranny of war.
MASSES, in painting, are large parts of a picture, contain-
ing the great jights and fhadows : And thus, when it is almoft
dark, we fee only the MafTes of a pi£ture9 i. e. the places of the.
lights and fhadows.
MATRASS, is a glafsvefleL, ufed'.nchymical operations, call-
ed alfo a bolt-head. It is made in the form of a hottle, with a
very long narrow neck. The Matrafs is luted with earth, when
it is to be placed on a very hot fire; when it is required, it fhould
be flopped very clofe ; it isiealed hermetically,
MATRICE, with dyers, is a term applied to the five fimple
colours, whence all the reft are derived orcompofed.
Thefe are the black, white, blue, red, and fallow cr rcot
colour
MATRICES, with leuc.'-fo'jnders, are thofe fmall pieces of
copper or brafs, at one end of which are engraven dent-wife, or
en creux, the feveral characters, or letters, ufed in the compoi-
ing for the printing of books.
Each letter or character, and each virgula or point in a com-
G 4 pofkion