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important details. For the same reason I did not mention the works of the 
late Mr. James Fergusson. His writings have been long known to me. 
After a very careful examination of his account of the Temple of Jerusalem 
on the spot, I was unable to agree with his views. But no wan had a higher 
esteem for his learning, and what I might call his architectural genius, than 
T had. 
The accuracy of my extract from the famous inscription upon the tomb of 
Eshmiinazar is questioned by Mr. Boscawen. I admitat once that the original 
Pheenician text was not before me when I wrote, but I copied the words in- 
serted from the translation given by Dr. Julius Oppert in Records of the Past, 
vol.ix. p.111; and he says: ‘Some forty different scholars have endeavoured 
to explain this important text... . Among the principal ... we must 
mention Barges, Munck, Schlottman, Schroder, and Kampf.” Then he adds: 
“The author has himself been the last to write upon and to explain some 
difficult passages.” I thought myself justified in adopting his version. 
In conclusion, I must say I feel deeply grateful for the additional hints 
and information I have received from a perusal of the discussion. 
