But it will be observed that this version has great advantages over any of its predecessors, and is a valuable acquisition to the student. The learned translators have had before them the entire Greek text of the fourth century, disfigured it is true by corruptions, but still very precious, the rather as they have been able to compare it with the text of Hilgenfeld. Their editorial notes are sufficient for our own plan ; and little has been left for me to do, according to the scheme of this pubUcation, save to re\-ise the " copy " for printing. I am glad to presume no fiirther iato such a labjTinth, concerning which the learned and careful Wake modestly professes, " I have endeavoured to attain to the sense of my author, and to make him as plain and easy as I was able. If in anj^hing I have chanced to mistake him, I have only this to say for m3-self : that he must be better acquainted with the road than I pretend to be, who will undertake to travel so long a journey in the dark and never to miss his way."