10THE APOLOGY OF AL KINDY.

Christian by descent, a philosopher, and an honoured attendant at the Court of the Caliph Al Māmūn, must add prodigiously to the weight that necessarily attaches, from its intrinsic merits, to our author's argument. Between this and Pfander's works, there is just the difference between perusing an essay, and listening to the warm and impassioned eloquence of the advocate in his own defence; between reading the description of a battle, and witnessing with your own eyes the hotly-contested field of battle itself,

Grateful acknowledgment is due to the Turkish Mission Aid Society, for their ready appreciation of the value of the Apology, and the care taken in presenting us, notwithstanding the imperfection of the manuscripts, with a text so intelligently and carefully edited.1

W. M.

LONDON,
December 1, 1881.


1  For the careful editing of the text, the Turkish Mission Aid Society was indebted to the labours and scholarship of Dr. Tien, who from imperfect materials has produced a very fairly intelligible text; and deserves much credit for the same.

 
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