Henry's First Latin Book

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Rivingtons & Simpkin, Marshall & Company, 1871 - Latin language - 168 pages
 

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Page 152 - The First German Book ; on the Plan of
Page 150 - ... schools, though it is hoped that even the finished scholar may glean from it some useful information. The notes are concise, on the principle of not giving too much, help, yet all real difficulties of construction or expression are carefully explained, as well as any allusions to History and Mythology. The Introduction gives a complete history of the principal actors, and explains the different scenes and plot of each play, whilst its object and the date of its production are thoroughly discussed...
Page 151 - In this Lexicon it has been endeavoured to give the equivalent Greek for all English words, with theirvarious meanings. The grammatical construction is duly indicated, poetry discriminated from prose, synonymes distinguished, and the usage and idioms of both languages exemplified by copious phrases from named authors. It claims to be a Lexicon in the proper sense of the word, such that a foreigner...
Page 143 - Henry's First Latin Book" is used, a want of additional Exercises has been felt. This it is now intended to supply by a little book merely supplementary, containing no new rules, and but few new words. The sentences are either modifications of those in...
Page 145 - Edition. 8vo. 8s. This Work, which is on the same principles as Part I., but intended for more advanced pupils, explains more particularly the arrangement of words in a Latin sentence, and the nice distinctions which exist between the different adverbs and conjunctions : in illustration copious extracts are given from the best Prose authors : the sentences for translation are of considerable length : a Vocabulary, giving many English phrases idiomatically expressed in Latin, and an Antibarbarus guard...
Page 144 - A First Verse Book, Part I. ; intended as an easy Introduction to the Latin Hexameter and Pentameter. Eighth Edition.
Page 150 - In this Edition the introduction to each Oration supplies enough of the history of the period. and the position of political parties, for understanding its object. The notes are concise, and render all the assistance required for understanding the style and constructions peculiar to the Author; the Attic law-terms, customs and manners. words of peculiar meaning, historical and geographical allusions are fully explained. A chronological table is added of the events which occurred during the life of...
Page 148 - Edition. 8vo. 5*. 6d. In each lesson of this book a portion of the Accidence is learnt and impressed upon the memory by an exercise containing numerous examples on the declensions, conjugations, and simple government of words, with which the pupil becomes familiar by constant repetition. In the second part, exercises are given on the verbs in...
Page 150 - ... words, allusions to History, Mythology, Geography, &c., assistance is given in the notes. An introduction is prefixed to each play, explaining the plot, characters, scenes, &c., and giving much information on points of classical interest in connexion with the play. Aristophanes...
Page 148 - Greek Grammar ; intended as a sufficient Grammar of Reference for Schools and Colleges. Second Edition. 8vo.

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