The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-18
REVIEW.

ANTHON's ANABAss-HIs TREATMENT o. Ps8F
OwrN-Dr Anthon's name Is well knoxu
throughout this country and Europe, as a CAS-
steal scholar Of the first order. He has been one
Of the most prolific of authors, work succeeding
work in rapid succession, and all, Cor nearly ally
marked by extensive learning, critical acute
ness and sound judgment both in the selection
Of various readings, and the Interpretation Of
difficult passages. His editions are all character
lied, we think, by too great cOPiOusness ofeom-
mentary, and hence We think his Sallust, Casar.
Anabasis, &c, inferior decidedly to the CORES
pOnding editions Of Andrews and Owen, who
observe a Just medium between the Professor
cOpiOusness, and the ridiculous breyity o. Fol-
som and Dillaway. Ye: this is a very delight
full failing, so far as the teacher is Concerns
especially the Western teacher, with a small
salary, few books and no access TO good libra
ries. To this most important class, both Hast
and West, Prof. AnthOn's publications, contain
ing, they do, full and judiciOus digest Of all
that has been written upon each subject, gath
cred from hundreds of expensive and insccsss-
bic authorities, and enriched with the learned
and able remarks of the Professor himself have
been real treasure, and we nave no hesitation
in saying that, for teachers, they are the most
valuable ever issued either IN this county or
Europe. His Horace, especially the 0cia-
vO edition. and Classical Dictionary. are,
beons Of inestmable value - such persons
His publications generally have had great Fl
feet in diffusing and eevsting classical learning
in the United States.
Prof Anthem is not in tbs habit Of slipping
over hard places, and, on such passages he IS Pc
culiarly valuable. Yet with ali these great msr-
its, which can never be forgotten, We have little
doubt that, as school books, they will, to great
extent, be superseded by other works better
~s..lf fI,a 49, H.
gives too much help, and many Of his neat ss-
mentary works for instance, his Greek Rsa-
DER are positively ridiculous for this reason.
and for the laughable Pedantry Of continually
referring boys TO amultitude oflearned ana cum
brOus works which boys never have, and could
make no use Of If they had them, and which
not one teacher in a hundred will ever see IN
the course Of his life A boy puzzled ABOUT
syntax aud etymolOgy, and expending all his an
ergies, as he ought on these, exceedingly bother
ed with ereAOrnai and lambsRO, and driven 20
the verge Of distraction BY the verbs in M, has
neither leisure nor inclination Of he had oppor-
tunity) to consult and compare Schwcighaussr,
w eiske and Schneider, and il is unfair 10 trouble
his brains, strain his jaws, and tighten his purse
with such rubbish, the worst effect Of which IS
to distract the attention from what is most i'm
pOrtant and fundamental. The Professor ought
to remember the very sensible maxim Of our fave
rite Her~Sv, vhieh, fear, he has commences
upon as some dfvfurs upon scripture, With al
much profit,
"Omne suPervacuum pleno de pectore manat"
The edition Of the Anabasis, jpst published.
Is marked by all the excellezcies and defects
which eharaeterize the previous publications Of
the editor, II IS coPioos to fault not toe much
so for teachers Use, for whom il Is exceedingly
UaIHdbts, but, we should say with confidence,
utterly unsuitsd for the student, whom It's ho0d
ofexPlanation will bewiider A iudicious teacher,
we think, would decidedly prefer the naked isIt,
win his own explanations, we certainly would
and would be sure Of making better schOlarsby 4
The Anabssis being the first book generally READ,
after the Reader, requires We think great fulness
OF grammatical Illustration, for treating which
thoroughly the style Of Xenophon is peculiarly
suited. But this illustration should, BY al
means be by reference to grammar, ana not BY
explanation on each particular passage This
We have always considered a point of the very
highest importance, such body Of eOpiOus and
Judicious references "a good school grammar is
worth al other help ten times over. But will u
be believed thatProf. An,hORs grammatical Esf-
ersnces are made TO Kubner's Grammar, not tbs
excellent elementary Grammar, BY far the best
Introductory Greek book yet published, nor To
the eOPious and philosophical School grammar.
both Of which are published in this country,
No, these are easily accessible, and therefore IN
worthy Of notice; besides they are Yankee pub
locations, made by Prof. Anthoh's enemies, the
ones who haunt his dreams, and like the mem
Org of Ulysses, to the king Of Sparta, SNAKE his
food and sleep Odious to him remembering them
but to yelfs kubner's Syntax, lately Pablishsd
in England, the most extensive and profound
work ever published, containing II 50 pages eyo'
Of syntax alone, of which probably not 80 copies
are in this whole repablic, and Of which very
clever boy, beginning the Anabasis, can make
abouta s much use, II he had il, As If il were
written in Arabic :.
Bat the worst Is 10 come, Prof Anthem, il Is
well known, looks on all other lah0rers, eXcsPs
Prof Drislsr and Patrick Casserly, (the one ala
Protege, and the other bis humble Admlrsr and
natterer) as his natural enemies This feeling,
originating, we believe, many years age, cut Of
the gross injustice and narrow sectionalism OF
the North american Review has grown and
strengthened, until it make. manifestation in