, 1881-07-30

t}lIrtlHn tl1nt Htnlltls l]HlEf III modern tstl-
matter, tham tiis admirable wnrk, TIlc
philosophy Vt history is lmrn Wilt! It, tlIc
author irNluirtnE flltO Tic mnty'.s 1T men md
MI tn. critical EntpligGi1rtnf mr. rst modern
wrlscrs." And another distinguished u,-
tl,nr sIeaks. of, it nx IN work equally dis
iinguislls,l by trlitlIfnltess, hls;Nrcal Ill
sigll!, txceilence of .,arrg,tio,, n!nI n'ax,rr!y
esra!gsi'ncn,t @ ',4 q ft*n ,', TlMr, !,aye as!y
aach Of wIsi lfof j"wcit iays i; soi,ls uiis,t. 4,
tlo., I'll, Ills introduction but, III fact,
historical students fur more tllnsl
i re,rEna1u for e;'is,satou % ~ "s,v,nR s!''n IL
u few .visih expressions Tho fncts wI,lcli l,r
must n l,nvt t'lkel wt'nks tn 'a,lt.~t. siit, mud
discriminate Dntwcen." IN narrative tc dis
"details, mid clo*e, ngrt:e,nlcl,t with tho laws
uf nature, ntnt will, wI,ui wn E,low fml.l
OtlMr soltrccs u tllt. events a.lll tursons ,.-
ssrM ss Ii Witch M insprs; a, tho f9,lsst condolences
lmwcr is Unrlya'rdt md III his political md
!orAf observations III: s'lnws the krr,tcst In
slight iI,ln thu sccrct cascs of l.,l',,a,l acion
nul the. Me'iHl 'latur. Of n,ln." Y'h1
IT wns no tnsy task. " Innt,}. tlslMs!atars
lMye, fn,ltt IL rrilder latn gDod English his
rDl'cssclless, tl',ctic i0rcr, IND elU1slGs,r,'.
:Somn af tho, tlillleultles encountered
-
l'rnf. Jowelt: "1'llc lung,lugc or 'rl,,Myd.Ies
presents Il r!lrlOt,s nt!a Interesting pri1btG1II,
M,ca,lsc i belongs to Il l'rrlud When tho l,scs
1f words, alltt constructions. were nat ynt
etal!nr fre!tulu in varying ihen tlIan WIS
yA,>sI|,Ia III tile Alrxu,nlrtnn iinr*. 49,.
Tho grammatical Gof!sts'lcllon. ahtt tho
loGleal ,enslneetlml Of clauses md suIiteices
Thurytltlcs wns u grrnt gent,,s, writing III III,
nnir-gtnnll,alscAl ugr, WHEN lnglE WIS lust
hrslnsIls'g TO lWsultiyat"d. who lt.ld Thoughts
far beyond his contemporaries. aanl wIn' l'ad
pruSsiul Ut tlluHl, Wllo tS MllyiDus but not
always nl1e tt' t.scne,1 tnlttnlugy.
tW. must not l,u A,tririscd) Il; his ,persorlf,
eMinn: ~ lis confusion ot ,!egntiye; n1Ni
ut his ftlllcrflVt, Mlltftheses Atltl Involved
lmrrntl'cAes; at his nn,nloylsIemt nj III"
lmrticlp't td ex,rcss absiiAGt itleus In
tho iakInx: ~ Its ss,'nt , M
rcpciltf0n OF Il word: .at his nyar.lng-
lcaI form; ut hfs fnrgctfulnrss Ut The trglll-
inT ni II sc''tenceb ebeforo he arrives ut tle end
a rcnlly gno1 translation Is II rarity. 1'rot.
.JowGtt II entitled tn nll praise md crrlllt for
lHvlnE furnished 40 .exrelle,,t spH!nel1 1f
tho tr,ll.slator's work. III clcar-ciit EnultSll
Ill., III s sft'x{ y {s s1fSsfa Sfs"s is H. stt strs @
T. lilMrai a1ll comprehensive; npt ,,.rrowe't
Us tho t:reek arrangement: Take t!le hrst
few sHntGtlres: "l'l1lh.ytllhcs, nil Athcnlntl,
wrote the History Ut tho wnr III WHICH this
FulnpNnnraial.s nttl tho Atlcnians fought
against U,,e arother. I1a begun 10 write
wlct, they first to.,lt up utit,s, believing that
It wualtl ba great mid memorable nllovg any
previous wnr. For l,n nrgiptl tllat E0th
Ssutt:s wern then IT. tho full zenith Of tfcr
lEilltnry M!wer, AMI llu saw, tho fest of the
Iellelles either siding .ur fnteE,ting 10 sitl1
will, UiG Or t!lc other uf them. III! movement
ever stirred lletas tnnse deeply tliatl this; It
wus shared by muny Of tlle BarlMrini's. alpl
might b. snitl even t0 affect tl,1 wnrsd Mt
larttc. The character Of thu events which
preceded, whet!lor Immediately or in more
remote antiquity, owing tt' thu lnlse If time,
ca1,fot by ,l,ads ont with certainty liuL
10 trust after in0st careful inquiry, should
inlnEinU Tint fUr,hcr nE's were not GreAt
either I'll thulr wars Or II, anything else"
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