Excerpt from The Works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musaeus: Translated From the Original Greek It is equally furprifing, that the beautiful [dyi liumr of Bim and Mofcbur, .which charm every Reader 1n the Original, fhould fearce ever have been attempted in Eng/171). The Tranflator, therefore, mayjullly claim fome Merit in endea vouring to make thefe elegant Greek Writers, {peak his native Language. 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.