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Tm; translation of the Laokoon in this volume is substantially that of Mr. E. O. Beasley, formerly of Wadham College, Oxford, published in 1 853, the merits of which have been generally acknowledged. For this edition it has been subjected to a complete and careful revision with the object of making it as accurate and literal a representation of the original as possible. A synopsis of its contents, which it is hoped will be found useful in a careful study of the work, has also been prefixed.
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