It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek and Latin literature, its wealth and variety, its freshness and its imperishable quality. — 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
