BY
W. Y. SELLAR, M.A., LL.D.
LATE PROFESSOR OF HUMANITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
AND FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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HUMPHREY MILFORD
PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY
IMPRESSION OF 1941
FIRST EDITION, 1877
THIRD EDITION, 1897
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
TO
E. L. LUSHINGTON, Esq., D.C.L., LL.D., etc.
LATE PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.
My dear Lushington,
Any old pupil of yours, in finishing a work either of classical scholarship or illustrative of ancient literature, must feel that he owes to you, probably more than to any one else, the impulse which directed him to these studies. It is with this feeling that I should wish to associate your name with this volume. Many of your former pupils can confirm my recollection that one of the happiest influences of our youth was the admiration excited by the union, in your teaching, of perfect scholarship with a true and generous appreciation of all that is excellent in literature. The intimate friendship of many subsequent years has afforded me, along with much else of still higher value, ample opportunities for verifying these early impressions.