CLASSICAL STUDIES. 
ESSAYS ON ANCIENT LITERATURE AND ART. 
With the Biography and Correspondence of eminent Philologists. 
By Baknas Sears, President Newton Theol. Institution, 
B. B. Edwards, Prof. Andover Theol. Seminary, and 
C. C. Felton, Prof. Harvard University. 
“ This elegant book is worthy of a more extended notice than our 
limits at present will permit us to give it. Great labor and care have 
been bestowed upon its typographical execution, which does honor to 
the American pre^s. It is one of the rare beauties of the page, that not 
a word is divided at the end of a line. The mechanical part of the work, 
however, is its least praise. It is unique in its character, — standing 
alone among the innumerable books of this book-making age. The 
authors well deserve the thanks of the cultivated and disciplined portion of 
the community, for the service which, by this publication, they have 
done to the cause of letters. Amid the tide of influences which are cal¬ 
culated to deteriorate our literature, and degrade the standard of taste 
and learning, we feel under great obligations to those who endeavor to 
restore the authority of acknowledged models, to set up barriers against 
the sweeping flood of worthless literature, which is spreading far and 
wide its evil results, and concerning which our chief consolation is, that 
it is likely to be as transitory as it is deleterious. The book is a plea for 
classical learning. While its fine introduction and some of the essays 
directly a-vow this design, the correspondence of literary men which it 
contains, aims directly at the same result. The book is of a high order, 
and worthy of the attentive perusal of every scholar. It is a noble mon¬ 
ument to the taste, and judgment, and sound learning of the projectors, 
and will yield, we doubt not, a rich harvest of fame to themselves, and 
of benefit to our literature.”— Christian Review. 
“ This volume is no common-place production. It is truly refreshing, 
when we are obliged, from week to week, to look through the mass of 
cordial’ ‘{hanks of the"lT^U^ 10 Ponced this volume deserve the 
-world.” — New England Puritan. 
“ This book wilt do good in our 
copy, and many will be stimulated by inTIK . .^ v , er ^ &vUoent want a 
enthusiastic pursuit of that higher and more sSi-lS* 1 m< ? re VI S‘I r< * us an< I 
deserves to be called ‘ classical.’ The recent tend, a 011 e 
the neglect of this, and we rejoice in this timely eft'ort cu *5? 
qualified for such a work.” — Reflector. " 5 so weU 
“ The object of the accomplished gentlemen who have engaged in :t> 
preparation has been, to foster and extend among educated men, in this 
country, the already growing interest in classical studies. The design is 
a noble and generous one, and has been executed with a laste and good 
sense, that do honor both to the writers anil the publishers. The book 
is one which deserves a place in the library of every educated man. To 
those now engaged in classical study it cannot fail to be highly useful 
wlule to the more advanced scholar it would open new sources of interest 
and delight in the unforgotten pursuits ofltis earlier davs.” — Prov. Jour. 
1 ‘ Th <? ' vork has been prepared by three gentlemen, connected with as 
many different institutions, who seem to have entered upon and executed 
their labor, con cli7iot6 . it is a beautiful example of the attractive force of 
elegant and useful literature, overcoming the repelling elements of what 
are presumed to be different creeds. And the product is worthy of tile 
sacrifice, it there have been one. It is an elegant and valuable tribute to 
trie value of classical learning. An introductory essay leaves a deep 
impression of the worth and use of classical studies.”— Portland Mirror. 
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