XVI PEEFACE. 



to the educated classes of France and 

 Germany, from his Etudes d'Histoire Reli- 

 gieuse and his Essais de Morale et de Critique, 

 as are those of Professor Jowett in this 

 country, from his contribution to the Essays 

 and Reviews, With these the translator no 

 way identifies the presentation to the reader, 

 in an English dress, of M. Benan's Essay 

 on "The Book of ISTabathsean Agriculture," 

 and of the " Inaugural Lecture on the Posi- 

 tion of the Shemitic Nations in the History 

 of Civilization." All the merit claimed is 

 an earnest endeavour to reproduce both 

 works in a faithful rendering of the 

 originals. 



June, 1862. 



