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Excerpt from Manual of Classical Literature: From the German The 6th edition was the last published during the life of the author. But the work has been printed once or twice since his death. The following is taken from the {remarks prefixed to the seventh edition (berlin, N ov. 1, 4-the continued acknowledgement of the great excellence of this Manual of Classical Literature, which is proved by the constant demand for the book, renders it unnecessary to say much by way of preface to a new edition. After the death Of Eschenburg, the society of booksellers employed a well qualified editor, who has revised the work and superintended it with great care and fidelity. An examination will show, that in doing this, advantage has been taken of the important results of modern classical researches? It is, therefore, confidently believed, that this work, will still be found one of the most useful of the kind; perhaps the' very best Manual, both for the Gymna sia, and other Seminaries, and also for private use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.