Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-03-04

IN short, iIerodoius' work seems q MATURE
al, fresh production of the soil that OF
Ihncydides e1, ngs to mere advanced state
OF culture. Quinc,ihan says of The former,
IN HrodofO oHaia feRiffr fuuHf: Of the
latter, OeRsHs At 5rrcj, II ispcr insians ST.
d. tH0ph0R, 10 bis lIeilcncia. continues
lhucydides. Tie was military lender,
aud familiar with the aflirs of state; and
though not So deep u thinker. was more
graceful and easy writer. poi,bus, living
ga much later period is defective 10 style,
but is a WISE aud sensible author. Ills OBJ
Ject is not merely to show what tos been.
hnt TO attempt the instruction of the future.
making DIS work what he calls demcRsfra-
tre history, fitted Ter the use OF stu,c sulen.
lie Us the last Of The really good Grsck bis
tor
The Romans had The great creek mass
tcrs ln prose and poetry all bclore them,
and initiated them ga every thing, but ap-
preached their modes nearly, only in IlO-
quence and History Like the Greeks. TOO.
they had early poeucal histories. hSltncal
Legends, songs, SC. Eunius wrote SORT of
Epic History Of Rome Cw.ar. ou.of the
most distinguished Of 40 great men, wrote.
,'...l sat De bad DONE or what re-
lated directly 90 hiuscu ,rl.. l.,..
purity and precision of bis sifl aiea
acicrstic of him as amy 81 his great achieve
meus
Soii1sf went more upon Greek models
/ Each of his two remaining histories lis an
/ Epic whole snort Indeed, but complete :.
fashioned with the greatest eXacluess aud
Inspired with dignity and slatclihess Of
-iyie. which Caesar did mot seek. and which
would not have been citing for bis personal
memoirs.
LFy had another purpose; there IS on
lpi- completeness bro his great work, tho
taa' work has come down @ us 100 muu.a-
ied state. .Nycta popmi E0maaf Was
hi- subject, and he sacrifices much 10 iti
even, NOT uuifcqucuNy Cue rgor OF truth.
tbs style Is nch aud flowing, some one
speaks OF Lfri' iactoa n5ofas Illus descrlp-
Lions are excellent Indeed there is no.
bleness aud grandeur aAoat has whole work,
well htcd TO ms magulhcent purpose ln
writing It,
iaci'u~ comes later, when be could no
lonter ieel So proud ot his country MS Lisy
had done lie had aii the splrlt and power
OF iaucydide-. Both were great, upright
meu dissatisfied with their times, the one
because ol lhe ascentemcy OF demago1ues
a'reHg the people, the other with the impe-
rN wees aud growing decentralization ut
Dos age iacrus ~, however, free from pas
sion, and Is wise, sta'esmanlke and pro-
found writer, throughout. OF both bis His
tory and Annals large portions are lost
We cannot, therefore, tell how much &c
completeness aud proportion there may
have been 300 either. But the nature OF the
period he discusses M each, period, as he
saws oplmum casibus. arirox praeh,s dts
crrs sediiiouihns ms, ati.,., ,,,.os...,.,.,, :
t,.i..f, -,
'0"' ~ '''''' w. "'' YES ,'"h 'Ne
'o',''9 W "'S own NATURE ~ character
craving ne u hafdly eAcelled by any ono.
By siuge dash Ni Ais pen, be sometimes
fhr.Us out q likeness. WhichHl feel and ac-
nuouicdre and vetit has bsaa tho,,,.h, ,Lot
..,t. fc,rl ar i.,iIi,,, ia, ,bo -,,.., ...f
.I..,..ra rt.r. rr
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"''otI"io4e lh ms pages
'l lhe ltnmau writers, any preference Us
strongly lnr Salluet / admire his reach OF
tHourlt. hi, oltafness of style as well az ma
ac.urscv az narration Jf et.;...,l,
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20 e, ana nus power Oh psi son
Nl .NN lHllfl4udl description BIS Ttudrk ahlp.