. The works of Joseph Addison;. , So. DIALOGUES UN MEDALS. 331 Sicily appears before Adrian in the same posture.^ Shehas a bundle of corn in her hand, and a garland of it on herhead, as she abounds in wheat, and was consecrated to Ceres. Utraqne fnigiferis est insula nobilis arvis:Nee plus Hesperiam lonpinquis messibus uUae,Nee Romaiia inagis complerunt horrea terree. De SiciLiA ET Sardinia. Luc. lib. iLSardinia too, renowned for yellow fields,With Sieily her bounteous tribute yields ;No lands a glebe of richer tillage boast,Nor waft more plenty to the Roman coast. Mn. Rowe. Terra tri
. The works of Joseph Addison;. , So. DIALOGUES UN MEDALS. 331 Sicily appears before Adrian in the same posture.^ Shehas a bundle of corn in her hand, and a garland of it on herhead, as she abounds in wheat, and was consecrated to Ceres. Utraqne fnigiferis est insula nobilis arvis:Nee plus Hesperiam lonpinquis messibus uUae,Nee Romaiia inagis complerunt horrea terree. De SiciLiA ET Sardinia. Luc. lib. iLSardinia too, renowned for yellow fields,With Sieily her bounteous tribute yields ;No lands a glebe of richer tillage boast,Nor waft more plenty to the Roman coast. Mn. Rowe. Terra tribus scopulis vastum procurrit in tequor Trinacris, a positu nomen adepta loci,Grata domus Cereri, multas ibi possidet urbes : In quibus est culto fertilis Henna solo. Ov. de Fast. lib. vr To Ceres dear, the fruitful land is famed For three tall capes, and thence Trinacria named: There Henna well rewards the tillers toil, The fairest champion of the fairest isle. We find Judea on several coins of Vespasian and Titus, ina posture
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