Book excerpt: Excerpt from North's Translation of Plutarch's Life of Julius Caesar Amyot lost little in truth by his translation and gained everything in charm. It is Surprising, says Mr. Long, to find how correct this Old French translation generally is. Amyot was a man Of great industry and considerable learning. He sought diligently in the libraries Of Rome and Venice for those Lives Of Plutarch which are lost; and though his Search was unsuccessful, it had this great effect, that by comparing the variety of manuscripts he found with the printed copies, he was enabled in many places to rectify the text. 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.