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Many years ago JH had said his time was nearly up; now he is doing it again. Hopes it is a good omen. Regarding Greek hexameters and English translations of heroic poetry.
Record created for the Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (CUP: Cambridge), 1998 by Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds
Digital record created by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium
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