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Here, my dear T. I shall for the present leave the Ilercu-
lanean papyri, with my most fervent and pious wishes for
their
one of its verses having appeared in the first volume of the Repository of A rts,
the Author with the permission of the Publisher of that Journal, subjoins the article
in question, accompanied by the fac-simile, which, for want of room, has been
divided into two lines.
“ We have the satisfaction to present our readers with a fac-
simile of a line of a Latin poem, found among the papyri, and
unrolled under the direction of a learned sentieman now at
Palermo, under the patronage of an illustrious personage. For
its authenticity we pledge our credit with the public, which we
think cannot be doubted, when we subjoin to this great lite-
rary curiosity the comment of the learned gentleman himself,
Co Nf/L-l/f • A/flX • A?TA ’ b VM •
X.
L-wX • A^rz ’ A w/r •
It is part of an epic poem in Latin. There are only
nine verses in a page: in the verses a few letters are wanting:
each verse is written at its full length ; and as it is hexameter,
and in a large character, forms an extensive line, especially as
there is a full stop after each word : and the manuscript
itself is very imperfect, and furnishes the latter part only of
the respective pages. From this circumstance, and from the
number of lost verses which appear necessary to supply the
sense
Here, my dear T. I shall for the present leave the Ilercu-
lanean papyri, with my most fervent and pious wishes for
their
one of its verses having appeared in the first volume of the Repository of A rts,
the Author with the permission of the Publisher of that Journal, subjoins the article
in question, accompanied by the fac-simile, which, for want of room, has been
divided into two lines.
“ We have the satisfaction to present our readers with a fac-
simile of a line of a Latin poem, found among the papyri, and
unrolled under the direction of a learned sentieman now at
Palermo, under the patronage of an illustrious personage. For
its authenticity we pledge our credit with the public, which we
think cannot be doubted, when we subjoin to this great lite-
rary curiosity the comment of the learned gentleman himself,
Co Nf/L-l/f • A/flX • A?TA ’ b VM •
X.
L-wX • A^rz ’ A w/r •
It is part of an epic poem in Latin. There are only
nine verses in a page: in the verses a few letters are wanting:
each verse is written at its full length ; and as it is hexameter,
and in a large character, forms an extensive line, especially as
there is a full stop after each word : and the manuscript
itself is very imperfect, and furnishes the latter part only of
the respective pages. From this circumstance, and from the
number of lost verses which appear necessary to supply the
sense