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a bashful timidity, while the body and limbs 

 are advancing' in movemcnt^ has a fine effect ; 

 llie iight Draperj and Trowsers may be 

 tiaced over the limbs to the ankles; the girdles 

 tied in knois, gracefully flowing considerably 

 below the waist — The manner in which the 

 Trowsers are wrought so lightly, thatthe shape 

 of the limb is fnlly delineated, particulariy ex- 

 hibited the skill of the artists— -the habits cer- 

 tainly are not Greeian — the femalc countenance 

 particulariy modest^ and apparently with awe 

 looking to some object of veneration, though 

 the only one pereeptible is the urn in the center 

 tompartment. The head-dress high and none 

 of the hair appears falling down It is to be 

 regretted that most of these figures are fractur^ 

 ed and damaged, but enough remains to shew 

 the original beauty of the whoïe. The ornaments 

 are necklaces and armlets. The north side is 

 more complete, and this Temple or edifice is 

 in the greatest preservation of the whole. The 

 more we view these figures, the more we are 

 puzzled to gness whence the sculptors could 

 derive their knowledge of this art. It is to be 

 much regretted that the Banian tree has insinu- 

 ated itself into them all, and threatens in time to 

 sap and destroy the whole. At times a simple 



