Selections from Latin Authors for Sight-Reading (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from Selections From Latin Authors For Sight-Reading The selections used in this book have been chosen with a view to several purposes. Connected passages not too difficult for the ordinary pupil have been used in the main, because such Latin is standard. The short, impossible Latin sentences so frequently met with, lack not only the flavor but the essential features of good Latin. Solid blocks have therefore been out from the work of the masters. The selections from Caesar's Civil War ought to be within the power of those who have anything of a Caesarian vocabulary. The selections from The Latin New Testament I had some hesitation in using, as the Latin is not of the purest; but, as has been well said, exhilaration is a neces sary quality for successful sight-reading in class, and as the Latin is easy and the passages familiar, I have used them more for the purposes of inspiration than careful study. They ought to beget confidence, and confidence impart power. The passages from Cicero and Vergil are intended to be adapted to any Latin classes at all advanced in the field. Teachers will readily determine the portions best adapted to their particular classes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |