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18. Basil Kennett, The Lives and Characters Of the Ancient Grecian Poets (London, 1697).
Basil Kennett (1674–1715) wished to encourage the study of the classics among members of the public who could not read Latin or Greek.
This copy was purchased in September 1936 to replace one listed as missing since 1767. If the person who purloined the original copy from Marsh’s Library did so for his own personal use, it would be reasonable to assume that he had probably not benefitted from a traditional formal education in the classics. However, the book may have been stolen for re-sale on the second-hand market in Dublin.
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18. Basil Kennett, The Lives and Characters Of the Ancient Grecian Poets (London, 1697).,
Marsh's Library Exhibits,
accessed May 22, 2025,
https://web.marshlibrary.ie/digi/items/show/420
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