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Victory ,. or a winged Fortune rather, (landing with 
her. Feet upon a Globe 3 the third, which is near the 
Middle of the Pillar, is an Harpy, winged, with a 
Woman’s Face and the fourth Figure, at the Foot 
of the Pillar, appears to be an old Silenus or Satyr, 
crouching himfelf together in an odd Manner. 
The Pillars are joined to one another by little 
Bars of Meta!, fafiened by Rivets at Top, and Rings 
at Bottom, in fuch a manner that they may be clofed 
together, or drawn afunder, at Pleafure 5 and when 
they are extended to the utmoft, the Size of the 
Tripos is fomewhat more than a Turin Foot, which, 
Dr. Bruni fays, is equal to twenty English Inches. 
Table I. Fig. 2. is an exad Copy of the Infcri- 
ption on the Metal Plate, as given before the Dif- 
fertation. The Authors explain the Reading of each 
Word, and give their Comments thereon, together 
with a long Defcription of the Roman Cuftoms- 
and Offices 3 which being fufficiently known, I (hall 
take from them only a brief Abftrad of fuch Paf- 
fages as are lead cafy to be underftood,. 
The firft Obfervation of this kind is, that whereas, 
in other Infcriptions, it is ufual to find Honori , and 
then the Name of the Perfon in the Dative Cafe, as 
Honori Memmio Vitrajio Orfito{a)y or elfe, Honori Fm- 
peratoris Crejarisy & c. 5 or as in another Stone {b)in 
Honor em T Claudii lmperatoris\ and confequently 
the Titles of the Perfon in the Genitive Cafe j here, 
after having faid, Honori L . Fompei Flerennianij we 
find Curatori and Fatrono, which two Words muft 
again 
{a) Grut. />. 443. (b) Marm. Taur, p. 189, 
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