Excerpt from Eutropii Histori Roman Breviarium; Cum Versione Anglica, in Qua Verbum De Verbo Exprimitur, Notis Quoque Et Indice: Or Eutropius's Compendius History of Rome; Together With an English Translation, as Literal as Possible, Notes and an Index It is the bulinefs of the matter to make all things as eafy as polli b'e, and not to frigh'en youth trom books and duly, by puttingun necetl'ary difficulties upon them. The not attending duly to this grand pr'nctplc t f education, but rather afl'e ling a quite contrary conduct, and forcing them, b 1 the terror of the lath, to hammer out their bufinefs in a poor bungling manner by themfelves. Has been the ccrafton that many, who have run through our fchools, and whole butinefs in the world requires they (hould be leltolar3, have but a very it try pittance of learning to fupport that charac ter. It is my tntention here, and in my other performances of this kind. To remedy, as much as lies in me, this crying, this intolera blc grievance and if I can be (0 happy in the execution of this any deftgn.as to give fatisfa bon to the learned and judicious! Have my end, the very utmoll of my ambition, and (ball think myfelf am I y rewarded in their favor and approbation for all my pains.

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