The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 11, October, 1836 — John Shaqi
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The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 11, October, 1836
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Lucian, _Opera_. Hemsterhuy's edition, with Gesner and Reiske's notes,
as reprinted at Deux-Ponts, 1789-91, 10 vols. 8vo. 80 to 100 francs,
is no doubt the completest. There is, however, the excellent and much
cheaper one of Schnieder. Halle, 1800, 2 vols. 8vo. 30 francs. It has
no interpretation, but offers esteemed notes, and some valuable
readings.
Lucilius. That of the Vulpii, Patavii, 1735, 8vo. is no doubt best. 4
to 6 francs.
Lucretius. Bentley and Wakefield's edition, in the Glasgow reprint of
1813, 4 vols. 8vo. 2_l_. It is beautifully printed by Bell, rivalling
the Foulis.
Lycophron may fairly be left to the lovers of the unintelligible.
Lycurgus. Take him in Reiske's Orators.
Lysias. Also in Reiske's Orators.
Macrobius, _Opera_, à Vulpiis fratribus. Patavii, 1736, 8vo. 6 to 9
frs. The edition of Gronovius is more commonly taken (Leyden, 1670,
8vo.) but is dearer—18 to 24 francs.
Manilius. His _Astronomicon_ may be omitted, as striving in vain to
make good poetry out of very bad astronomy.
Martial. The Bipont edition, 1784, 8vo. after the _variorum_ of
Schrevelius. The Amsterdam (1701, 8vo.) after the Delphin Editor
Collessus, is usually taken. But it is rather dear (about 20 francs);
and has, besides, a villainous collection of the _loci obscœni_ into a
sort of Cloaca, at the end. There are rare copies, in which the text
is in its place; but they sell very high—50 francs or more.
Maximus Tyrius. His Platonism is of very little use.
Meleager. I would take his Epigrams, &c. in the Anthology.
Menander. Of his Fragments, Meineke's edition, Berlin, 1823, 8vo. is
the best. The older one of Le Clerc—which gave occasion to that fierce
literary war between Bentley, Gronovius, Burmann, De Pauw and
others—is very defective; though hitherto usually employed.
Minucius Felix, as purely ecclesiastical, should be omitted.
Moschion. His _de Mulieribus_ we should, of course, exclude from any
but a medical collection.
Musæus. His _Hero and Leander_ is best edited by Schræder. Leovardiæ,
1742, 8vo. 10 to 12 frs. That of Magdeburg (by Carpzovius) 8vo. 1775,
is of some esteem. Its preface is curious.
The Mythographi Latini, collected by Muncker, (Amsterdam, 1681, 8vo.
12 to 18 frs.) consisting of Hyginus, Planciades Fulgentius,
Lactantius Placidus, and Albricus Philosophus, may be omitted.
Nemesianus. His _Cynegetica, &c._ are given in that volume of
Wernsdorf's Poetæ Lat. Minores, which contains the poems _de Venatione
et Piscatu_, [the 1st.]
Nemesius, _de Natura Hominis_, may be omitted.
Nicander. His _Alexipharmics and Theriacs_ may be banished, with no
great harm, among the medical writers.
Nicolaus Damascenus. The fragments of his _concinnated_ Universal
History should have a place in a historical, but scarcely in a
literary collection.
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