The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the student to get that enjoyment out of classical literature that made the lives of our grandfathers… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
Wherever modern translations of marked excellence were already in existence efforts were made to secure them for the Library, but in a number of… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
Before venturing on so large an undertaking as is involved in the task I had set myself I consulted a number of distinguished scholars… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
The mechanical and social achievements of our day must not blind our eyes to the fact that, in all that relates to man, his… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
I therefore set to work, and after two and a half years of not inconsiderable labour I now have the privilege and the satisfaction… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the… — James Loeb Copy Share Image
