On the whole it may be doubted whether there be a name of antiquity which comes down with such a general charm as that of Alkibiades. Why? I cannot answer. Who can? MY husband, although he completed the composition of this work in his lifetime, passed away before he had fully revised and prepared it for the press, and the privilege of finally revising and editing it has, consequently, devolved upon me. This, from the nature of the subject, has been a task of some difficulty, but I have spared no pains to accomplish it to the best of my ability.…
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