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TO HENRY BRADLEY
MOST LEARNED AMONG THE LEARNED
original: "INTER DOCTOS DOCTISSIMO" — This superlative phrasing was a traditional way to honor high scholarly standing in formal Latin dedications.
MOST CLOSELY BOUND AMONG FRIENDS
original: "INTER AMICOS CONIUNCTISSIMO"
WHO
A WEALTH OF EXTRAORDINARY INSIGHT
original: "COPIAM MIRI ACUMINIS" — Acumen refers to intellectual sharpness or critical discernment.
IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
original: "IN LITTERIS ANGLICIS" — This refers to Bradley's significant contributions to philology and English studies.
ATTAINED FOR HIMSELF
AND ALSO MOST GENEROUSLY
SHARED
IN LOVING MEMORY
original: "IN PIAM MEMORIAM" — literally "in pious memory," a standard dedication to the deceased.
R. S.
R. S. stands for Robert Steele (1860–1944), the editor of this series. Henry Bradley (1845–1923) was a world-renowned philologist and a senior editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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