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four, not (landing in a Line with the others of the Wall, 
but placed by couples in the Front of the Gate, facing 
the Palace, two on one hand, and two on the other. Of 
thefe remain but two entire, and but one ftanding in 
its place. They are about 30 Foot in length, and 9 in 
circumference; of a Subftance fo exceeding hard, that 
ic was with great difficulty we broke off a few ftiivers 
to bring home with us for a Pattern of the Stone,theArt 
of making which, I think is quite loft. We faw (evcral 
other broken pieces of Porphyry, but neither of io ac- 
curate a Mixture and Compofition, nor fo large as the 
former. The hard Fate of one I could not buc lament, 
when I Caw it debafed to fupport the Corner of a little 
Hutt, fcarce good enough for a Dog-kennel, or a Hog- 
fty. The Palace it felf is fo entirely ruined, that no 
Judgment can be made what it was in its Ancient Splen- 
dour, either for the Figure or Workmanftiip thereof 
There is only here and there a broken piece of a Wall 
remaining, beat into pieces by Violence, and confpmed 
by Time to that degree, that without the help of Tra- 
dition we could hardly be well aflured, that a Royal 
Palace did once fill that Space. We may guefs how- 
ever that it fronted the Famous Piazza before mentioned, 
and was furrounded with rows of Pillars of different Or- 
ders, many of which are ftill ftanding, fbme plain, and 
fome wrought and channelfd, as thofe immediately en- 
compafling the Temple. And upon thofe little Pedeftals 
which flood out of the middle of fome of them, I ob- 
ferved feveral Infcriptions, but could not conveniently 
take more than one, ^hich together with the Pillar that 
fupported ic was fallen to the Ground. Twas this. 
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