Présentation de l'éditeur
The public, although indulgent in respect to this work, are not prepared to receive another apology for the want of some emendation. The simple truth is, that the intelligence respecting the exhausted state of the last edition came upon me altogether unexpectedly; and came upon me, also, when so connected with other engagements (if not more important at least more imperious), as to render it absolutely impossible for me to undertake a remodelling of this treatise. All I could do, or have done, was simply to correct the press while a reprint was made. I might justify myself, perhaps, in the view of the public, were I to state what my engagements are. But I must merely cast myself on their indulgence, not deeming it proper to bring my private pursuits before them, in the preface to this little work. Some account of the manner in which this book is made up, will be proper for the sake of those who may desire to read it. Such an one I shall now subjoin. The edition of Ernesti from which I have made the present translation, is that published by Dr. Ammon at Leipsic, in 1809. Of his notes I have made but little use. Some of them are so thoroughly neological, that I could not in con: science adopt them. My principal reason however for omit ting his notes, is, that I found a much better commentator on Ernesti, to whom I profess myself to be greatly indebted.
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