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pyramids: May refer to four obelisks (known as pyramids) restored and erected in Rome beginning in 1586 by Pope Sixtus V. May also be a general reference to imposing structures.
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nothing: not at all.
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dressings of a former sight: reconstructions of what has been seen before.
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dates: lifetimes. admire: wonder at.
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make: deem. born to our desire: i.e., the new things we would like to see.
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told: told of.
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registers: records.
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Made more or less: Made to seem more or less true than they actually were.