Pompeii, its history, buildings, and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations, and also an itinerary for visitors . Vignjtte from Mazois view of the city at the gats of Herculaneum INTRODUCTION. The minute studies of antiquaries have been a very favouritesubject of ridicule with those who have not followed them—sometimes with, sometimes without reason. In this, as inevery other pursuit, men are apt to forget the value of theobject in the pleasure of the chase, and run down some incom-prehensible or untenable t
Pompeii, its history, buildings, and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations, and also an itinerary for visitors . Vignjtte from Mazois view of the city at the gats of Herculaneum INTRODUCTION. The minute studies of antiquaries have been a very favouritesubject of ridicule with those who have not followed them—sometimes with, sometimes without reason. In this, as inevery other pursuit, men are apt to forget the value of theobject in the pleasure of the chase, and run down some incom-prehensible or untenable theory about some matter that neverwas and never will be of importance, with a zeal and intensityof purpose which might have been better bestowed upon abetter end. But notwithstanding the many jokes, good andbad, deserved and undeserved, which have been levelled atthis branch of learning, it is one in which all inquiring minds(and no mind that is not inquiring can be worth much), notentirely engrossed by some favourite occupation, will feel moreor less of interest. If we could look into the future, the pastwoidd probably lose much of its importance in our eyes ; and B A POMPEII. our curiosity
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