Metrical Translations From Greek And Latin Poets And Other Poems

Excerpt from Varieties in Verse: Consisting of New Metrical Translations From Greek, Latin, Italian, and German Authors; With Copious Notes, and Some Original Pieces In presenting this Volume to my Readers, I am desirous of stating the circumstances which led to the production of the little work which forms the principal part of the miscellany; and, moreover, of adding a few words in vindication of my choice of rhymic metre, in preference to blank verse. In consequence of my retirement from the daily duties of a public function which had for many years occupied a considerable portion of my time, I found myself in possession of more leisure than was desirable for the promiscuous reading and other recreations which had previously filled up my vacant intervals; and therefore I thought it expedient to impose upon myself some unoppressive intellectual task, in order to ward off any ennui which, otherwise, I might sometimes feel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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