OF PART THE SECOND. 
instances, the plant appears terminated by its 
flower^ as in a state of fructification ; a Muse^ or 
Genius, but iviLliout wiufj^s, being introduced as 
lidding a mirror over it. When to the form of 
the^owe;-, which is threefold, 
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the volute appears on either side, we have the 
representation of an ornament conspicuous upon 
the cornices of many of the most magnificent 
temples of xA.ntient Greece : it then appears in 
this manner : 
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From all of which it may appear to be evident, 
as the author has elsewhere affirmed, that in the 
painting and sculpture of the antient Grecians, exhi- 
bited by their sepulchral vases, or gems, or medals, 
or sacred buildings, or by whatsoever else had any 
reference to their religion, nothing w^as repre- 
sented that ought to be considered merely as a 
fanciful decoration. The ornament, in itself, was 
strictly historical ; it consisted of sjjmbolsj which 
