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                                                                      	 St Paul’s cherubs - 1 with cherries, 2 with grapes
                                                                      horribly cut, 3 h[g]olds a shapeless something to a bird -
                                                                      it is copied from the walnut one, but miserably poor.  4
                                                                      has nothing but left hand clenched and raised.  5 is
                                                                      turbaned and has a rose with central fruit.
                                                                      6 and 7 have birds - ill cut but especially - very 
                                                                      sweetly composed - 8 puts his head on one side and holds
	The lettering on this capital is entirely changed - and              an apple languishingly to his heart.
much quainter.                                                               The Thirty sixth is the Great angle one.
                                                                      1  Justitia winged on two lions, her wings are ill cut
                                                                      and her lions coarse and door-knocky;  but she is well
                                                                      composed, and looks beautiful from below.
                                                                      2.  Aristotle I have
                                                                      3
                                                                      
                                                                      4  Sal  uno dei sete savi di Gracia che die lege.
                                                                      The figures as generally in muffled drapery;  but sweetly
                                                                      conceived and exquisitely composed.  Solon has a delicate
                                                                      head with flowing beard, not commonplace;  one of his
                                                                      pupils seated is remarkably beautiful in the sweep of his
                                                                      simple drapery.
                                                                      5.  Isipione. a chastita ch - x- x x  elafia are  A
                                                                      soldier with a feather cap like that of Injustitia

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[Version 0.05: May 2008]