HORACE

E. C. WICKHAM

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[Dedication to the First Edition.]

THIS EDITION IS DEDICATED

TO THE DEAR AND HONOURED MEMORY

OF

JOHN CONINGTON,

LATE CORPUS PROFESSOR OF LATIN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,

TO WHOSE SUGGESTION IT OWES ITS ORIGIN,

AND TO WHOSE TEACHING AND EXAMPLE IT WILL OWE

ANY MERIT THAT MAY BE FOUND IN IT.