TO

HENRY MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE, K.G.

DISTINGUISHED ALIKE FOR HIS LOVE OF LETTERS

AXD OF THE FINE ARTS,

THIS ATTEMPT

TO ILLUSTRATE THE POET OF ROMAN MANNERS,

AND OF ROMAN SOCIAL LIFE,

FROM THE REMAINS OF ANCIENT ART,

IS INSCRIDED,

WITH SENTIMENTS OF HIGH ESTEEM, AND GRATEFUL REGARD),

BY THE EDITOR,

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