Excerpt from Latin and Greek VerseThem all or indeed desirable to put forth a collection of more than moderate dimensions. Those pieces have been selected which seemed to be the most finished or most characteristic of the author's genius and his singular felicity in handling the two great languages of civilised antiquity. Many of his best productions, having already appeared in print, are more or less extensively known. Of these therefore a considerable number, though not all, have been excluded from this volume. Amongst the omitted is the very amusing poem called The Nihilist in the Hayfield, afterwards more appropriately desig nated The Agnostic in the Hayfield. It was printed separately, but only a limited number of copies passed into circulation, the remainder having been destroyed in a fire which occurred on the premises of the pub lishers. Space however could not be found for it in this book. There remain therefore ample materials for a supplementary volume which could scarcely fail to be appreciated by scholars and to render effective service to persons engaged in classical education. Whether any such supplement will ensue is contingent, in some measure, upon a demand arising for it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.