Excerpt from Lectures on Roman Husbandry: Delivered Before the University of Oxford; Comprehending Such an Account of the System of Agriculture, the Treatment of Domestic Animals, the Horticulture &C., Pursued in Ancient Times, as May Be Collected Form the Scriptores Rei Rusticae, the Georgics Of Nevertheless, in spite of these recommendations, experience has shewn that there was something unattractive in his mode of handling the subject, arising in a great degree from a want of due con densation; for the work in question has never reached a second edition, and is chiefly kept to be appealed to in cases of difficulty or doubt, rather than to be taken up as an agreeable com panion to occupy a vacant hour. And yet the subject which he discusses is by no means devoid of interest, presenting to us, as it does, not merely the results of the sagacity, and practical experience of the Romans with reference to the most important of the practical arts of life, but also glimpses of the manners, sentiments, and social condition, of the most powerful and civilised people of the ancient world. 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.