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Chap. M.

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unclin' enni8ii^^ ^nenirLomnL, i^s LniT^in.

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Im m08t aneient 8peeimen8 of arediteeture remaining in an^ country, will almo8t
invariadl^ de kound Io dave been ori^inall^ appropriated to keli^ion. lZeinZ-
intended kor 8aered and permanent end8, tde dui1din^8 were de8i^ned on 8eientide
prineiple8, eon8trueted witd 8olidit^ and ior duration, eon8eerated witd devotion
and reverenee, and tdu8 inve8ted witd a edaraeter wdied in8pired dotd veneration
and kear. lienee tde^ dave 8urvived all otder duildinA8, wdetder ok a dome8tie
or military nature ; ior tde latter were 8udjeeted to numerou8 aeeident8 and edanA68,
to wdied tde kormer ela88 were dardl^ ever liadle. ^de86 remark ma^ de
exempliiied d^ referring to tde p^ramid8 and ^emple.8 ok k^pt, and to tde 8eulp-
turecl 0ave8 ok klora and klepdanta, in IIindo8tan (to 8a^ notdinZ- ok tde nodle
relie8 ok Oreeian art), wdied were eon8trueted d^ nation8 wdo86 palaee8 and ea8tle8
dave lonA 8inee erurndled into du8t. Ide kew 8peeimen8 ok aneient Kriti8d aredi-
teeture wdied 8till exi8t appear al80 to eorrodorate tdi8 od8ervation, 8inee tde^ are
^enerall^ admitted to dave deen devoted to reliAiou8 rite8 and ceremonies
^8 kor tde daditation8 ok tde aneient Kriton8, we learn krom 0m8ar' and otder
writers tdat tdez^ were 8imilar to tdo8e ok tde Oaul8, and were eompo8ed ok a kind
ok a mannkaeture kor wdied tde earl^ native8 ok tdi8 i8land 8eem to
dave deen kamed, 8inee du venal notiee8 tdeir da8det3 amonA tde korei^n importation8
" Os LsIIo Oalliso," I. v. e. 6.
r Diodorus Lisulus " Oibliotk." 1. v. e. 8. Ltrabon. " 6soFr." I. v. p. 197.
 
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