I will therefore endeavor to introduce the orations and letters as the periods may suit, and to treat of his essays afterward by themselves.
A few words I must say as to the Roman names I have used in my narrative.

There is a difficulty in this respect, because the practice of my boyhood has partially changed itself.

Pompey used to be Pompey without a blush.

Now with an erudite English writer he is generally Pompeius.

The denizens of Africa--the "nigger" world--have had, I think, something to do with this.