[13-1] De Sacra Poesi Hebraeorum, Goettingae, 1758.
[14-1] The words here quoted were found on the fly-leaf of Sir William's Bible.
[15-1] Lecky, in his History of European Morals, vol. I, p. 366, refers to a modern writer, who maintains that Homer derived the noblest conception of his poetry from the Old Testament; and that its contents have greatly influenced Demosthenes and Plato.
[15-2] Annales, ii. 85.
[15-3] Pro Flacco, §§ 66–70.