XIV PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION. 



to the last — viz., the study of German literature. The 

 Germans are our great teachers in this branch of knowledge, 

 and I have added many points and illustrations from German 

 sources with the distinct object of showing their superiority 

 and inducing students to study their most valuable works. 



Park Cottage, Alnwick, 

 May 1908. 



