The History of Herodotus Translated From the Greek

Excerpt from The History of Herodotus: Translated From the Greek I may venture to fay, that whatever is truly useful, cannot but be pleasing to human Nature. Andy as nothing in the World is so useful and beneficial as Government founded on common Equity and Prudence; of nothing is so delightful to the Mindy as the Contemplation of the Happiness of bearing a Part in a well-regulated Community. There is such a Charm in good Order and steady Discipline, that whole Nations have been ravish'd with it to such a Degree, as to seem for several Ages, to have been insensible of all other Pleasure: And by how much any Man excelled others in Elevation and Greatness of Soul, by so much more was he inflated with a Zeal to contribute to the Preservation of that good Order, and in Consequence to the general Felicity. Those who are acquainted with the Actions of the ancient Grecians and Romans, will readily assent to this Truth: Which will by a natural Inference lead them to another, and demonstrate. That of all kinds of Writing none is so useful and entertaining as History. The Poets were quick to observe this in the earliest and rudest Times; and therefore feiz'd a Province of fertile of Incidents proper to inspire the sublimest Thoughts in themselves, and by the means of their powerful Art to work upon the Passions of others; and were the girl who set up for Historians. 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.