PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.

As

S the rapid sale of the first edition of this little Book has called for the publication of a second, it might seem unnecessary to make any prefatory remarks, were it not that the additions and alterations that have now been made are so considerable, as materially to alter the original work, and to increase it to nearly double its original size. These alterations are, briefly, as follows, viz.:

1. The Rules for Iambic Composition have been entirely recast, considerably extended, and arranged in a clear and simple order.

2. A new section has been devoted to the elucidation of all the leading Rules of Greek Prosody, more especially as bearing upon the Poetry of the Tragedians. In this section the author's object has been to bring every rule of importance prominently before the student, while he has, with equal care, avoided the danger of confusing him by excessive minuteness, or a superabundance of quotations.

3. In lieu of the brief remarks on accentuation contained in the first edition, an entire

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