Asphaltus

As`phal´tus


n.1.See Asphalt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Th' ascending pile Stood fixt her stately highth, and strait the dores Op'ning thir brazen foulds discover wide Within, her ample spaces, o're the smooth And level pavement: from the arched roof Pendant by suttle Magic many a row Of Starry Lamps and blazing Cressets fed With Naphtha and ASPHALTUS yeilded light As from a sky.
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