TO HENRY JACKSON, DOCTOR OF LETTERS

Henry Jackson (1839 through 1921) was a distinguished English classicist and Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, the same institution where the editor, Edmund Nolan, studied.

original: "Henrico Jackson Litt. D." The title Litt. D. stands for Litterarum Doctor, or Doctor of Letters.

original: "Grato animo." This Latin phrase literally translates as "with a grateful soul" or "with a thankful mind." It is a traditional formula for a scholarly dedication.