THE ROMAN POETS OF THE REPUBLIC
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THE ROMAN POETS OF THE REPUBLIC
BY
W. Y. SELLAR, M.A., LL.D.
PROFESSOR OF HUMANITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH AND FORMERLY FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED
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TO
J. C. SHAIRP, M.A. LL.D.,
PRINCIPAL OF THE UNITED COLLEGE, ST. ANDREWS, PROFESSOR OF POETRY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,
IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MUCH ACTIVE AND GENEROUS KINDNESS, AND OF A LONG AND STEADY FRIENDSHIP, THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.