M. T. Cicero's Cato Major, or Discourse on Old Age: Addressed to Titus Pomponius Atticus (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from M. T. Cicero's Cato Major, or Discourse on Old Age: Addressed to Titus Pomponius Atticus The Translation of Cicero's Tract De Senectute, was made several Years since, partly for the Translator's own amusement, but principally for the Entertainment of a neighbor then in his grand Climacteric; and the Notes were added solely on the Gentleman's Account, who was not well acquainted with the Roman History and Language. Copies in Ms. Having been obtained by many, their Recommendation and Approbation of it, induced the Original Publication; as they though it to be in itself at least equal to any Translation of the same Piece extant in the English Language, besides the Advantage it has received of so many Notes, which at the same to time clear up the Text, and are highly instructive and entertaining. In the Philadelphia Edition the Introduction to the Reader closes with, I shall add to these few Lines my hearty Wish, that this first Translation of a Classic in this Western World, may be followed with many others, and be a happy Omen, that Philadelphia shall become the Seat of the American Muses. 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.