THE COMEDIES OF TERENCE.
Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley translation
LITERALLY TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE, WITH NOTES.
By HENRY THOMAS RILEY, B.A.,
LATE SCHOLAR OF CLARE HALL, CAMBRIDGE.
TO WHICH IS ADDED
THE BLANK VERSE TRANSLATION OF
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PREFACE.
In this Version of the Plays of Terence the Text of Volbehr, 1846, has been followed, with the few exceptions mentioned in the Notes.
The Translator has endeavored to convey faithfully the meaning of the author, and although not rigorously literal, he has, he trusts, avoided such wild departures from the text as are found in the versions of Echard, Cooke, Patrick, and Gordon.
CONTENTS.
COMEDIES OF TERENCE: IN PROSE.
Andria; or, the Fair Andrian 1
Eunuchus; or, the Eunuch 63
Heautontimorumenos; or, the Self-Tormentor 132
Adelphi; or, the Brothers 197
Hecyra; the Mother-in-law 254
Phormio; or, the Scheming Parasite 301