Bulletin Of The School Of Classical Studies At Athens Classic Reprint

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ISBN 13 : 9781330706473
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book Bulletin of the School of Classical Studies at Athens written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bulletin of the School of Classical Studies at Athens: II. Memoir of Lewis R. Packard, Professor in Yale College, Director of the School; In 1883-1884, With the Resolutions of the Committee, and a Report on the School for 1883-1884 Lucerne, and was detained there until the end of Sep tember. He had hardly arrived at Athens when he was again prostrated. His illness laid fast hold Upon him, and, although bravely combated with all the force of his resolute spirit, was too strong to be overcome. NO situation could be more pathetic than was his. Surrounded on all hands by Objects Of supreme interest to him, his eager spirit was held in utter check by the feebleness of his body. For eight months he lived under the shadow Of the Acropolis, but only once, toward the end Of the year, was he able to pass through its ancient gate-way and stand upon its summit, and look abroad, for the last time as it proved, upon the fair land and sea, where once the mighty people held sway whose history, literature, and life had been for years the object of his devoted and appreciative study. The report of the work of the School for 1883 - 1884 which is here given is confined to a mere statement of facts, and is necessarily meagre. Had Professor Packard, as he had fondly hoped, been able to study upon the ground the many problems demanding solution which present them selves to the Committee in charge Of the School, his counsel would have been Of the greatest value. Those who knew him, who had discerned under a quiet exterior the extent of his learning and the independence of his judgments, who saw how strong and brilliant his mind was, and how quick and sympathetic his comprehension Of all the new aspects which the study Of Classical Antiquity is constantly presenting, will understand the great loss which the lovers of ancient learning in America have sustained through his inability to address them upon the themes which lay so near his heart, and on which he was so singularly well-fitted to speak. 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.