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Burghers from a painting by Vandyke, in the Bodleian Library.

Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, translated into English by W. Causton, 8vo. Lond. 1730. by the Rev. Philip Ridpath, with Notes and Illustrations, 8vo. Lond. 1785. An excellent translation with very useful notes, and a life of Boethius drawn up with great accuracy and fidelity.

The Metres of Boethius on the Consolation of Philosophy, 8vo. Lond. 1792. A pitiful performance.

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Caius Julius CÆSAR, B. С. 32. Cæsar's Commentaries as touching British Affairs, 4to. without name, date, or place, but supposed to have been printed at London, by John Rastell, some time in the reign of Henry the VIIIth.

_ newly translatyd owte of Laten in to Englyshe, as much as concernyth thys Realme of England sumtyme callyd Brytayne, fol. 1530.

The eyght Bookes of Caius Julius Cæsartranslated oute of Latin into English by Arthur Goldinge, 8vo. Lond. 1565.

The Commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar, by Clement Edmonds, Esq. with excellent and useful Observations. Also the Commentaries of Aulus Hirtius, now first made English. With a Life of Cæsar, and an Account of his Medals, fol. Lond. 1600-1695. With a fine Head of Cæsar.

The Commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar abridged, 12mo. Lond. 1694.

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The Commentaries, &c. made English, from the original Latin by Martin Bladen, Gent. With the Life of Cæsar, Notes, and Sculptures from the Designs of Palladio, 8vo. Lond. 1705. Reprinted in the same form, 1712-15-19-26-32. A new edition was printed by Mr. Bowyer, 8vo. Lond. 1750, which he illustrated with additional notes, signed Typogr.

by Wm. Duncan, Professor of Philosophy in the University of Aberdeen, fol. Lond. 1753. An excellent translation, adorned with a Variety of fine Cuts, from Dr. Clarke's Latin Edition, and accompanied with an elaborate Dissertation on the Roman Art of War. Reprinted in two Vols. 8vo. Lond. 1755, and 1775.

by John Towers, M. A. 8vo. Lond. 1768 and 1786. A literal translation intended for the use of schools.

The First Four Bookes of Cæsar's Commentaries, Latin and English, with explanatory Notes, by John Mair, A. M. 12mo. Edinburgh, 1777. This work has gone through several editions.

CALLIMACHUS. B. С. 280.

The Hymns of Callimachus, translated by John Alney, Esq. 8vo. 1744.

The Hymns of Callimachus, translated from the Greek into English Verse, with explanatory Notes; to which are added Select Epigrams, and the Coma Berenices of the same Author, Six Hymns of Orpheus, &c. by Wm. Dodd, B. A. 4to. Lond. 1755. There are some copies of this edition on large paper.

The Works of Callimachus, translated into English Verse. The Hymns and Epigrams from the Greek, with the Coma Berenices from the Latin of Catullus, with the original Text and Notes, by H. W. Tytler, M. D. 4to. Lond. 1793. The first translation of a Greek poet, published by a Native of Scotland, in the English language. "An excellent performance with many learned and judicious notes." Crit. Rev.

A beautiful edition of this poet in Greek and Italian, has been published by Bodoni, at Parma, 4to. 1792.

The two first Hymns of Callimachus were translated into English verse both by Prior and Pitt, and are extant among their poems.

Dionysius CATO, flourished under the Antonini.

Catho Magnus, Latin and English, translated by Mayster Benet Burgh, Archdeken of Colchestre-" And by cause of late cam to my Hand a Book of the said Caton in Frensshe, which reherceth many a fayr lernynge and notable Ensamples, I have translated it out of

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Frensshe in to Englisshe-I William Caxton, Cytezeyn, &c. in thabbay of Westmynstre, fol. 1483."

Catho Parvus, in English and Latin, 4to. No date. Printed with Caxton's Letter, and probably prior to the preceding.

Precepts of Cato; also sage and prudent saynges of the seven wyse men, 24mo. No date.-Again 8vo. Lond. 1557.

with Annotations of Erasmus, 16mo. Lond. 1557.-And again, 16mo. Lond. 1560. Cato construed-first doen in Laten and French by Maturinus Corderius, and now newly englished to the Comfort of all Young Schollers, 8vo. Lond. 1584.

The shorte Sentencez of the wyz Cato, translated out of Latin intoo English by Wm. Bulloker, in tru Ortography, 8vo. Lond. 1585.

Cato's Precepts, and Sententiæ Pueriles, translated grammatically, by John Brinsley, 8vo. Lond. 1612.

Cato Variegatus, or Cato's Moral Distichs varied by Sir Richard Baker, 4to. Lond. 1636.

Catonis disticha de Moribus, &c. &c. with one row Latin and another English, by J. Hoole, M. A. 8vo. Lond. 1659, 1670, 1704, and 12mo. 1749.

Some suppose this work was written by Q. Serenus Samonicus, in the reign of the Emperor Caracalla.

Caius Valerius CATULLUS, B. C. 86. Acme and Septimius, translated into English by Abraham Cowley, in his poems.

Translations out of Catullus Tibullus and Propertius, by Francis Willis, in the Miscellany, Poems and Translations by different hands, at Oxford, 8vo. Lond. 1685.

The Vigil of Venus, ascribed by some to Catullus, by Thos. Parnell. See his poems.

An Ode from the Latin of Catullus; the Paradoxical Lover from the same ; to Lesbia: in the Gentleman's Magazine for August and November, 1733, and for January, 1780.

The Coma Berenices, by Dr. Tytler, 4to. Lond. 1793. See CALLIMACHUS.

Catullus, in English Verse, with the Latin text revised, and classical Notes. Prefixed are engravings of Catullus and his friend Cornelius Nepos, 8vo. 2 vols. Lond. 1795. This is a complete and not inelegant translation of all the poems of this licentious poet. There is a life of Catullus prefixed; and the work is closed with a good index of persons, places, and subjects.

CEBES, B. С. 400.

The Table of Cebes the Philosopher, translated out of Latin into English, by Syr Francis Poyngz, 16mo. Lond. No date. Probably the first English translation of this work.

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