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Page 67
... vowels be distinctly heard , it is called a Proper Diphthong ; if not , an Improper Diphthong . The proper diphthongs in Latin are commonly reckoned three ; au , eu , ei ; as in aurum , Eurus , omneis . To these , some , not.
... vowels be distinctly heard , it is called a Proper Diphthong ; if not , an Improper Diphthong . The proper diphthongs in Latin are commonly reckoned three ; au , eu , ei ; as in aurum , Eurus , omneis . To these , some , not.
Page 68
... commonly wrote the vowels separately , thus , aetas , poena . SYLLABLES . A syllable is the sound of one letter , or of several letters , pronounced by one im- pulse of the voice : as , à , sed , urbs . In Latin there are as many ...
... commonly wrote the vowels separately , thus , aetas , poena . SYLLABLES . A syllable is the sound of one letter , or of several letters , pronounced by one im- pulse of the voice : as , à , sed , urbs . In Latin there are as many ...
Page 71
... commonly follow the gender of their ter- mination . Such are the names of wild beasts , birds , fishes , and insects , in which the distinction of sex is either not easily discerned , or seldom attended to . Thus , passer , a sparrow ...
... commonly follow the gender of their ter- mination . Such are the names of wild beasts , birds , fishes , and insects , in which the distinction of sex is either not easily discerned , or seldom attended to . Thus , passer , a sparrow ...
Page 72
... commonly am , but in poetry oftener an , in the accusative . Greek nouns in a have sometimes also an in the acc . in poetry ; as , Ossa , -am , or -an , the name of a mountain . Nouns in es and e are thus declined : - Anchises ...
... commonly am , but in poetry oftener an , in the accusative . Greek nouns in a have sometimes also an in the acc . in poetry ; as , Ossa , -am , or -an , the name of a mountain . Nouns in es and e are thus declined : - Anchises ...
Page 78
... commonly masculine ; as , hic ăcinăces , -is , a Persian sword , a scimitar : but some are neuter ; as , hoc căcoĕthes , an evil custom ; hippomănes , a kind of poison which grows in the forehead of a foal ; pănăces , the herb all ...
... commonly masculine ; as , hic ăcinăces , -is , a Persian sword , a scimitar : but some are neuter ; as , hoc căcoĕthes , an evil custom ; hippomănes , a kind of poison which grows in the forehead of a foal ; pănăces , the herb all ...
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Adjectives signify adverbs affero alicui aliquem aliquid aliquo Amatus amor animo apud atque Auditus cæsura called castra Cicero circum conjugation cùm Doctus domus ejus erat ĕris etiam expressed feminine fuisse fuit fungor gender genitive plural gerund govern the ablative govern the accusative govern the dative govern the genitive Greek nouns hæc Illi IMPERATIVE MOOD Impersonal verbs infinitive mood inter ipse loved masculine mihi Misereor neque neuter nihil nobis nominative nouns Nunc omnes omnibus opus Ovid participle passive person or thing præ preposition preterite pronoun puer quâ quæ quàm quibus quid quis quod quum scil sibi signifying the place singular sometimes spondee subjunctive subjunctive mood substantive subter sunt super supine syllable taught Tense third declension thou tibi tive urbe vern verò Virg vocative words
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Page 46 - Atticis reddas incolumem, precor, et serves animae dimidium meae. illi robur et aes triplex circa pectus erat, qui fragilem truci commisit pelago ratem primus nee timuit praecipitem Africum decertantem Aquilonibus nee tristes Hyadas nee rabiem Noti, quo non arbiter Hadriae 15 maior, tollere seu ponere volt freta.
Page 46 - Nequiquam deus abscidit Prudens Oceano dissociabili Terras, si tamen impiae Non tangenda rates transiliunt vada. Audax omnia perpeti 25 Gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas.
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Page 49 - Cum semel occideris et de te splendida. Minos Fecerit arbitria, Non, Torquate, genus, non te facundia, non te Restituet pietas.
Page 40 - ... nec requies, quin aut pomis exuberet annus aut fetu pecorum aut Cerealis mergite culmi, proventuque oneret sulcos atque horrea vincat. venit hiems: teritur Sicyonia baca trapetis, glande sues laeti redeunt, dant arbuta silvae; 520 et varios ponit fetus autumnus, et alte mitis in apricis coquitur vindemia saxis.
Page 46 - Marsus aper plagas. me doctarum hederae praemia frontium dis miscent superis, me gelidum nemus nympharumque leves cum Satyris chori secernunt populo, si neque tibias Euterpe cohibet nee Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton. quodsi me lyricis vatibus inseres, sublimi feriam sidera vertice.
Page 41 - Volcani domus, et Volcania nomine tellus. Hoc tune Ignipotens caelo descendit ab alto. Ferrum exercebant vasto Cyclopes in antro, Brontesque Steropesque et nudus membra Pyracmon.
Page 44 - ... dixerat, et toto connixus corpore ferrum coniicit. hasta volans noctis diverberat umbras, et venit aversi in tergum Sulmonis, ibique frangitur, ac fisso transit praecordia ligno.
Page 49 - Non, si male nunc, et olim Sic erit : quondam cithara tacentem Suscitat Musam, neque semper arcum Tendit Apollo.
Page 48 - Sive facturus per inhospitalem Caucasum vel quae loca fabulosus Lambit Hydaspes. Namque me silva lupus in Sabina, Dum meam canto Lalagen et ultra...