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A want of adequate biographies of the men of letters in Greece and Rome is the most striking defect in ancient litera ture. Such as we possess are few and meagre, and fail to answer a tithe of the questions which we should be glad to put. Especially conspicuous is the absence of information as to the youth, domestic surroundings, and early training of such men.
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