Gell, William; Gandy, John P. : Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii (Band 1) (London, 1824)

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POMPKIANA.

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HISTORICAL NOTICE.

History, ever loving the marvellous,
has delighted to shed over her early pages
the obscurity of fiction, and, ranging be-
yond humanity, to dismiss from her me-
mory every circumstance not calculated
to excite our surprise. A race of heroes
and gigantic chieftains, their daring enter-
prise and valorous exploit, in all the un-