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Excerpt from The Elegies of Maximianus The text of this edition is based on a study of the interrelation of the manuscripts in Bahrens's apparatus, with the addition of Ellis's collations and Traube's report of the 9th century quotation. It does not rest entirely on the Eton codex, for the impossibility of such an attempt was shown in Petschenig's edition. But I have admitted no conjectural reading. The conclusions presented in regard to the character of the Elegies and the personality of their author differ from the views hitherto generally entertained. I am especially indebted to Professor J. B. Carter for his many valuable suggestions and his constant interest in the preparation of this edition. Acknowledgment should also be made of the assistance received from Professor West, Professor E. S. Hawes, Mr. Louis H. Gray and Mr. Daniel W. Ketcham. The abbreviations given for periodicals are those used in the Bibliotheea Philologica Classica. The names of Bahrens and Petschenig occur so frequently that they are given in abbreviation as B. and Petsch., respectively. 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.