Note k — A DISSERTATION, &c.

This statue, which forms one of the most valuable possessions in the superb Borghese collection, is commonly called the fighting Gladiator; but, we apprehend, very erroneously: as the whole of that admirable figure bespeaks a character greatly superior to that of those degraded and despised beings, whose mercenary services contributed to the amusements of the Roman amphitheatre.