a Greek epigrammatist, and the collector of the first Anthologia that is known, was the son of Euclates, and flourished at Gadara in Palestine about 60 B.C. His collection was made from the works of forty-six authors, and was entitled Στρέψοντας, The Garland. The authors were Anystus, Myro, Sappho, Melanippeides, Simonides, Nossis, Rhamnus, Erinna, Alcmen, Samilio, Leonidas, Massalces, Pamphilus, Pancrates, Tynnes, Nicias, Euphemus, Damagetus, Callimachus, Euphoriion, Hegesippus, Persius, Diotimus, Menecrates, Nicenetus, Phaennus, Simianas, Parthenis, Bacchylides, Anacreon, Anthemius, Archilochus, Alexander Oetolos, Polycletus, Polystratus, Antipater, Posidippus, Hedyles, Sicleides, Plato, Aratus, Cheremon, Phedimus, Antagoras, Theodorides, and Phanias. This collection has disappeared, but we possess 131 epigrams, which are said to have been the production of this poet. They are written principally on amorous subjects, and are remarkable for the elegance of their versification. The best editions of Meleager are that of Mano (Jena 1789), of Meinecke (Lips. 1789), and at Grafe (Lips 1811). See Fabricius, Biblioth. Graeca, tom. iv.; Prolegomena to the

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1 The word he uses is ἀπειρος, which the Vulgate renders ininterpretabile. 2 Wardlaw rejects this with the remark, "This will not do," and adopts in preference the interpretation which refers "he liveth" to Christ; an interpretation, again, which Ebrard says "is mere nonsense." We beg to dissent from both decisions. That the interpretation which Wardlaw rejects "will do" Ebrard shows; and that the view which Ebrard denounces is not "nonsense" is sufficiently proved by Wardlaw. 3 See Chrysostom, Homil.; Calvin, Comment.; Tholuck, Comment. in loco.; Alexander's Congregational Lectures, 2d edit., p. 423 &c. 4 VOL. XIV. Anthologia Graeca of Jacobs; Reiske in his Preface to his Anthologia Graeca; Schneider in his Analecta Critica, fascic. i.; Burette, Memoires de l'Acad. des Inscript. xix.