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Satires of Persius: Translated; With an Introduction and Some Notes (Classic Reprint)
Satires of Persius: Translated; With an Introduction and Some Notes (Classic Reprint) | Samuel Hemphill
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Excerpt from The Satires of Persius: Translated; With an Introduction and Some Notes Who was charged with never having sacrificed for Nero's health or for the preservation Of his heavenly voice. - Tac., An. Xvi. 22. Tire Satires of A. Persius Floccus, edited by Basil L. Gildersleeve, ph.d., LL.D., New York, 187 5 Introduction, p. Xxvii. 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.
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I'm probably more interested in this book as an artifact than for its contents, which were, nonetheless, interesting.
I picked up this 1901 edition in Durham, and the beautiful inscription shows that it was held by the St. Cuthbert's Society at the university. I can't quite make out the signature, but it looks like J. D. Hall, perhaps.
It was published jointly in Dublin & London, the little bookbinder's sticker suggesting this one was printed ⬇️

Bookwomble ... in Ireland, where the translator, Samuel Hemphill, was an archdeacon of the Anglican church.
As for Persius, satires work best when you know their targets, and my knowledge of Neronian Rome lets me down there, despite the internet. However, the vices of his aristocratic and Imperial targets are all too recognisable, so they do work for me on that level. Interesting, and short enough that I might revisit to see what more I can make of them.
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LeahBergen That‘s very cool. I always love those little stickers! 2d
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The last book I'll start in 2024 ⏳

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