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On the pedestal of one of them are the words, 'Opus Phidiae, 'the work of Phidias, A punning placard was at once stuck upon the inscription with the legend, 'Opus Perfidiae Pii Sexti' 'the work of perfidy of Pius the Sixth. The Quirinal palace cannot be said to have played a part in the history of Rome.
On the pedestal of one was the inscription, OPUS PHIDIAE; on the other, OPUS PRAXITELIS. What a city is this, when one may stumble, by mere chance, at a street corner, as it were, on the works of two such sculptors! On one side of the piazza is the Pontifical Palace; but, not being aware of this at the time, I did not look particularly at the edifice.
On the pedestal of one was the inscription, OPUS PHIDIAE; on the other, OPUS PRAXITELIS. What a city is this, when one may stumble, by mere chance, at a street corner, as it were, on the works of two such sculptors! On one side of the piazza is the Pontifical Palace; but, not being aware of this at the time, I did not look particularly at the edifice.
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