A Guide To Classical Learning: Or, Polymetis Abridged: Containing, I. By Way of Introduction, the Characters of the Latin Poets and their Work ... II. An Inquiry concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets and the Remains of the Antient Artists ... Being a Work absolutely necessary, not only for the Right Understanding of the Classics, but also for forming in Young Minds a True Taste for the Beauties of Poetry, Sculpture, and Painting
A Guide to Classical Learning, an 1786 abridgement by Joseph Spence, edited by Nicholas Tindal and adapted by James Dodsley, aimed at young readers learning the Latin poets and classical art. The plates are engraved oval and round copies of antique statues and reliefs, showing gods, nymphs, and mythological figures with attributes such as wings, torches, and chariots.
