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title: 'The Captives: A Comedy of Plautus'
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authors:
- 'John Williams Proudfit'
date: 1843-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Literature'
- 'Fiction'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Psalms 78'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/proudfit-1843-the-captives-a-comedy-of-plautus
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# The Captives: A Comedy of Plautus

Edition of Plautus' comedy The Captives with English notes by John Proudfit (1843). Preface praises its moral purity, discusses comic metres, and its use in classical education.

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