 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 Seiten
...falls into a ftone cittern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polifhed marble bafon, fo artfully contrived, that it is always full without ever overflowing. When I fup here, this bafon ferves for a table, the larger fort of dirties being placed round the margin,... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 Seiten
...by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble...sup here, this bason serves for a table, the larger sort of dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller ones swim about in the form of little... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1809 - 346 Seiten
...by the weight of the persons who repose. themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble...When I sup here, this bason serves for a table, the largest sort of dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller ones swim about in the form... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...by the weight of the persons who repose themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble...sup here, this bason serves for a table, the larger sort of dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller ones swim about in the form of little... | |
 | Romans - 1821 - 366 Seiten
...Arcbipelago, now called Nezroponte. It is supposed to have been of that kind which w« call vcrd-antique. that it is always full without ever overflowing. When I sup here, this bason serves for a table, the largest sort of dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller ones swim about in the form... | |
 | 1821 - 376 Seiten
...Archipelago, now called ffevroponle. It is supposed to have been of that kind which we call vcrd-antique. that it is always full without ever overflowing. When I sup here, this bason serves for a table, the largest sort of dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller ones swim about in the form... | |
 | 1823 - 298 Seiten
...falls into a stone cistern unilerneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble basin, so artfully contrived, that it is always full without ever overflowing. When I sup here, this basin serves for a table, ihe largest sort of dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1828 - 360 Seiten
...falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble basin, so artfully contrived that it is always full, without ever overflowing. When I sup here this basin answers for a table, the larger dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller ones... | |
 | George William Johnson - 1829 - 476 Seiten
...upper end is an Alcove of white marble shaded with Vines, supported by four small Pillars of Corystian Marble. From this bench the Water gushing through...Vessels and Water fowl. Corresponding to this is a fountais, which is incessantly emptying and filling; for the Water, which it throws up to a great height,... | |
 | George Clarke (F.S.A.) - 1832 - 390 Seiten
...falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble basin, so artfully contrived that it is always full without ever overflowing. When I sup here, this basin serves for a table, the larger sort of dishes being placed round the margin, while the smaller... | |
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... themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, from whence it is received into a fine polished marble basin, so artfully contrived that it is always full without ever overflowing. When I sup here... 
