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fresses of life, and was left at the bottom of
Pandora’s box, as the only refuge against all the
evils which were let loose into the world.—Se-
curity is sitting, and resting her head against
her hand, in an easy and careless posture. Pro-
bably she was represented sometimes as leaning
against a column. Horace (1. i. od. 35. v. 14.)
seems to allude to this attribute, though neither
he nor any other poet say any thing descriptive of
her persoh.—Concord and Peace, the .givers
of amity and good-will, the first between people
under the same prince, and the other between
different nations, are represented with a mild
countenance, and crowned with laurel. Concord
(on a gem <pf Gordianus) holds two cornucopias,
implying perhaps that agreement often doubles the
advantages we receive. Peace is distinguished by
her joint emblems, the olive-branch and caduceus;
and sometimes has corn in her hands, and fruits
in her lapu.—Plenty (called Cop!a by the
poets, and Abundantia on medals) is seated oh
a chair,, like the common Roman chairs, only the
a Ovid, Tast. i. v. 712. ibid. vi. v. 92. Tibul. 1. i. el. io.
v. 70. The author os Medea gives a sketch for a picture of peace,
tying the hands of Mars behind him, Med. Adi. i. chor. v.' 66.
In the temple of Janus, of old, was a representation of War or
Discord, and of Peace; and the ihutting the gates in the time of
peace, seems to have been as much to keep this goddess from go-
ing out, as to hinder Discord from getting loose, _Fast. j. v. 281.
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fresses of life, and was left at the bottom of
Pandora’s box, as the only refuge against all the
evils which were let loose into the world.—Se-
curity is sitting, and resting her head against
her hand, in an easy and careless posture. Pro-
bably she was represented sometimes as leaning
against a column. Horace (1. i. od. 35. v. 14.)
seems to allude to this attribute, though neither
he nor any other poet say any thing descriptive of
her persoh.—Concord and Peace, the .givers
of amity and good-will, the first between people
under the same prince, and the other between
different nations, are represented with a mild
countenance, and crowned with laurel. Concord
(on a gem <pf Gordianus) holds two cornucopias,
implying perhaps that agreement often doubles the
advantages we receive. Peace is distinguished by
her joint emblems, the olive-branch and caduceus;
and sometimes has corn in her hands, and fruits
in her lapu.—Plenty (called Cop!a by the
poets, and Abundantia on medals) is seated oh
a chair,, like the common Roman chairs, only the
a Ovid, Tast. i. v. 712. ibid. vi. v. 92. Tibul. 1. i. el. io.
v. 70. The author os Medea gives a sketch for a picture of peace,
tying the hands of Mars behind him, Med. Adi. i. chor. v.' 66.
In the temple of Janus, of old, was a representation of War or
Discord, and of Peace; and the ihutting the gates in the time of
peace, seems to have been as much to keep this goddess from go-
ing out, as to hinder Discord from getting loose, _Fast. j. v. 281.
F 5 sitted