Excerpt from The Works of the British Poets, Vol. 53: Including the Most Esteemed Translations From the Greek and Roman Authors It was in the course of these studies, he con tracted an intimate friendship with Aulns Persius the Satirist. It is no wonder that two men whose genius were so much alike should unite and be come agreeable to one another; for if we consider Lucan critically, we shall find in him a strong bent. Towards satire. His manner, it is true, is more declamatory and diffuse than Persius: but satire is still in his View; and the whole Pharsalia appears to me a continued invective against ambition and unbounded power. 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.