The Works of Cornelius Tacitus, Vol. 1 of 4 With an Essay on the Life and Genius of Tacitus; Notes, Supplements, and Maps (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Works of Cornelius Tacitus, Vol. 1 of 4: With an Essay on the Life and Genius of Tacitus; Notes, Supplements, and Maps It is not my intention to conform to the modern practice; but, though I know what a fmall, if any, portion of ancient genius has fallen to mylot, I claim the privilege of imitating the difinterefied manners of a liberal age. I beg leave to dedicate my la bours to the perfon, whole talents I have long ad-f mired; to the man, whom I faw many years ago coming forth from the fchool of Quintilian,1 im preiied with the great principle Of that confummate mailer, nefutzmcm quidem omtomm, nifi 607mm vimm; In the part which you have acted on the great Rage of public bufinefs, the effect of that principle has been feen and acknowledged; but in no infiance, with fuch difi'inguilhed lufire, as when we faw you, on a late occafion, with a patriot fpirit fianding forth the champion of Truth, of your Country, and the Britilh Confiitution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.