Horae Latinae

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Excerpt from Horae Latinae: Studies in Synonyms and Syntax A certain sense of satisfaction should follow the fulfilment of any duty imposed or implied, but in the present case that feeling is outweighed by a stronger one of regret that he, who was most competent to prepare and perfect for publication the work now issued, was not spared to accomplish the task. Dr. Robert Ogilvie, the late Inspector of Schools, was endowed with such vigour of mind, and corresponding robustness of body, that he might naturally have viewed with some equanimity the monition of the Latin poet, Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat inchoare longam. He had set before him the hope of completing the work that had been the leisure study of his life, when the trammels of public duty should have left him free and unfettered in time and thought, but Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave. 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.