Select Works of Porphyry (1823) - Page 8

THE REVEREND original: "REV." WILLIAM JOHN JOLLIFFE,

AS A TESTIMONY OF GREAT ESTEEM FOR HIS

TALENTS AND WORTH,

AND A TRIBUTE OF THE WARMEST GRATITUDE FOR

HIS PATRONAGE,

In the 18th and 19th centuries, authors and translators often sought "patronage"—financial support or social backing from wealthy or influential individuals—to make the publication of their work possible.

THIS WORK IS DEDICATED

BY THE TRANSLATOR,

THOMAS TAYLOR.

Thomas Taylor (1758–1835) was an influential English classicist known as "Taylor the Platonist." He is famous for being the first to translate the complete works of Plato and Aristotle into English, as well as many Neoplatonic texts like this one.