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Rh The original has been faithfully rendered, and paraphrase altogether ''avoided. At the same time, the translators have endeavoured to adapt'' ''the book to the use of the English reader. Some amount of rhythm in'' the structure of the sentence has been generally maintained; and, when in the Latin the sound of the words is an echo to the sense (as so frequently happens in Virgil), an attempt has been made to produce the same result ''in English. The general introduction contains whatever is known of'' the poet's life, an estimate of his genius, an account of the principal editions and translations of his works, and a brief view of the influence he has had on modern poets; special introductory essays are prefixed to the “Eclogues,” “Georgics,” and “Æneid.” The text is divided into sections, each of which is headed by a concise analysis of the subject; the Index contains references to all the characters and events of any ''importance. “A more complete edition of Virgil in English it is scarcely'' possible to conceive than the scholarly work before us.” —.

In the last twenty chapters of this volume, Thucydides sketches the rise and progress of the Athenian Empire in so clear a style and in such simple language, that the editor has doubts whether any easier or more instruc&shy;tive passages can be selected for the use of the pupil who is commencing ''Greek. This book includes a chronological table of the events recorded.'' The speaks of the work as “a good plan well executed.”

This book is not intended as a rival to any of the excellent Grammars now in use; but as a help to enable the beginner to understand them.