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Specimens Of Greek And Latin Verse: Chiefly Translations (1853) is a book compiled by Charles Rann Kennedy. The book contains a collection of Greek and Latin poems, mostly translated into English verse. The poems are selected from the works of famous ancient Greek and Roman authors such as Homer, Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part containing Greek poems and the second part containing Latin poems. Each poem is accompanied by a brief introduction, providing context and background information. The translations are done in a variety of verse forms, including blank verse, rhymed verse, and heroic couplets. The book is intended for students of classics and literature, as well as anyone interested in the poetry of ancient Greece and Rome.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.