DISSERTATIONS;

ONE

On the CHARACTERS of

Auguftus, Horace and Agrippa,

With a Comparison between

His two Ministers Agrippa and Macenas, by
the Abbe de Vertot.

To which is added,

Some Reflections on the Characters of Auguftus, Mace-
nas and Horace, and on the Works of Horace, by the
Earl of SHAFTSBURY.

With a Print from an ancient Painting, representing Auguftus,
Agrippa, Mecenas and Horace.

ANOTHER

On the Gallery of Verres, by the Abbe Fraguier,
in which many excellent Pieces of ancient Statuary,
Sculpture and Painting are described.

A THIRD

On the Nature, Origin and Ufe of Masks, in
theatrical Representations among the An-
cients, by Mr. Boindin.

WITH

A Print from a fine antique Bas-relief, lately discover'd
at Rome, representing ancient Actors in their Masks,
with a Musician playing on the double Tibia.

LONDON:

Printed for R. DODSLEY, at Tully's Head, in Pall-Mall.
MDCCXL.

DG 279 V57

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