[15] _De Apologetica Plutarchi Chæronensis Theologia_ (Marburg, 1854). Seibert refers to two other authors who had dealt with some aspects of his own subject—Absolute demum opusculo _Schreiteri_ commentationem _de doctrina Plutarchi theologica et morali_ scriptam ... _necnon Nitzchii Kiliensis de Plutarcho theologo et philosopho populari_ disquisitionem 1849 editam conferre licuit.—We have been unable to see a copy of either of these dissertations, although Trench also alludes to Schreiter’s work. They did not, in Seibert’s opinion, render his work unnecessary; but _he_ enjoyed the inestimable advantage of the friendship of Zeller, who helped him “libris consilioque.” [16] _Politik und Philosophie in ihrem Verhältniss, &c._, by H. W. J. THIERSCH (Marburg, 1853).—Damals stand Plutarch, dem bereits Trajan consularische Ehren bewilligt hatte, auf der höchsten Stufe des Ansehens. (For M. Gréard’s destruction of this Legend see his first chapter.—_Légende de Plutarque._) [17] _The Essays of Plutarch_, by W. J. BRODRIBB. _Fortnightly Review_, vol. 20, p. 629. [18] “_He cared not for the name of any sect or leader, but pleaded the cause of moral beauty in the interests of truth only._”—Merivale’s “_Romans under the Empire_,” cap. 60, where there is an excellent, but unfortunately too brief, account of our author. [19] _Œuvres Morales de Plutarque_, traduites du grec par DOMINIC RICARD (1783-1795).—“Rapprochée un texte, la version de Ricard est, dans sa teneur générale, d’une élégance superficielle et d’une fidélité peu approfondie.”—GRÉARD. TRENCH also severely condemns some of the translations in the edition issued in Dryden’s name. [20] _Plutarch’s Morals_, translated from the Greek by several hands, corrected and revised by W. W. GOODWIN, Ph.D. (London, 1870).—“It may have been a fortunate thing for some of our translators that Bentley was too much occupied with the wise heads of Christ Church to notice the blunders of men who could write notes saying that the Parthenon is a ‘Promontory shooting into the Black Sea, where stood a chappel dedicated to some virgin godhead, and famous for some Victory thereabout obtain’d.’”—Editor’s Preface. [21] Plutarch’s Morals. _Theosophical Essays._ Translated by the late C. W. KING, M.A. (London, 1889). _Ethical Essays_ translated by A. R. SHILLETO, M.A. (London, 1888). [22] TERTULLIAN: _De Carne Christi_, 5.—“Crucifixus est Dei filius; non pudet, quia pudendum est. Et mortuus est Dei filius; prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est. Et sepultus resurrexit; certum est, quia impossibile est.”