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Excerpt from The Interpreters of Foreign Languages Among the Ancients: A Study Based on Greek and Latin Sources
The collection of the various incidents resulted in an array of examples of the most diverse nature, many of which have absolutely no relation to one another. To establish order out Of chaos has proved to be a very difficult task, especially since it seems impossible to find a scheme of classification which is at the same time both logical and consistent. Some of the di visions naturally shade into one another and some of the ex amples could equally well be put under various headings. In such instances, the author has followed what appeared to him to be the most practical arrangement. Thus Chapters III and IV have much in common and might very properly be blended. But since Chapter III refers especially to polyglots, the acqui sitiou of foreign languages, and the profession in general, it seemed better to make two chapters instead of one. 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.
