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asking him to hand... the enclosed (not present) to his brother Alfred Ellis, (1821-1879, second son of John Ellis, 1789-1862, Chairman of the Midland Railway), it is from one of our local antiquaries who take great interest in Roman remains... I did not know glass was so much used by the Romans, he knew of it from Horace and Lucretius, whom he quotes, but generally... to indicate the quality of brittleness - transparency - brilliancy... I believe however that Pliny uses the word in connection with utensils of various kinds... Smiths Roman Antiquities would tell you, 4 sides 8vo., Tibberton Court, near Gloucester, 17th March