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Sentence
Philostratus
relates
that
the
king's
house
in
Babylon
had
a
roof
of
brass,
which
shone
like
lightning,
and
that
in
that
house
there
was
a
chamber,
whose
ceiling
was
a
thole
(that
is,
a
concave
hemisphere)
made
in
imitation
of
some
system
of
the
heaven,
and
with
sapphire-coloured
stones,
[…]
and
from
the
thole
were
suspended
four
golden
doves,
or
iynges,
who
were
called
the
Tongues
of
the
Gods.
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Philostratus relates that the king's house in Babylon had a roof of brass, which shone like lightning, and that in that house there was a chamber, whose ceiling was a thole (that is, a concave hemisphere) made in imitation of some system of the heaven, and with sapphire-coloured stones, […] and from the thole were suspended four golden doves, or iynges, who were called the Tongues of the Gods.
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