| Description | 'Martial effusions of Ancient Times; addressed to the Spartan Hosts, to excite them to Valour and Discipline, in their conflict with the Messenians: and prescribed as permanent recitations, by the Republic of Lacedemon to inspire their youth with warlike sentiments. From the fragments of Tyrtaeus. Dedicated to the Martial Bands of the Britons armed and arming to defend on British Ground the Honour, the Liberty, the Laws, the Hearths and the Altars of the British Empire, these Martial Effusions are inscribed with ardent wishes for safety, success and glory by the Translator.' Printed in London. No author given, possibly Professor Young of Glasgow. Inscribed on inside of cover 'Gregory Watt Esq. from the Author'. J.P.Muirhead has added, in pencil, 'Profesor Young of Glasgow College'. xi + 19pp. |