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 gilt over, but now appearing to be plain brass. This is the noblest statue in the world; and I was going to say, the noblest statue living; for it seems almost to live and breath by the workmans art: it is noble also because it represents a man so noble as Marcus Aurelius, who was a double Emperour, being both a great Emperour and a great Philosopher.

Hard by this Equestris statue are seen two Colossean statues, powring out two rivers, the one representing Nilus, the other Tygris. Over them stands a statue of Rome something like Pallas, her face is of white marble, her garments of Porphyry.

3. I saw the Trophies of Marius cut anciently in stone in honour of that great General, who from a common soldier came by his warlike vertue, to be seaven times Consul.

4. I viewed the two great statues of Constantin the Great in white marble, with the Horses.

5. I saw the Militarum, that is, a little pillar of stone with a great round brasen ball upon it. This