An introduction to the making of Latin; selected chiefly from Ellis's exercises, and adapted to the rules of Adam's syntax. To which is subjoined, the second part of Lyne's Latin Primer - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1801 Excerpt: ...to truth, yet he seemed by nature not so prone to companion, as inclined to severity. My contemporary, Pompey, a man born to every thing great, would have acquired a higher character as speaker, had not the desire os greater glory drawn him off to military honours. When we have begun to look round us, and perceive what we may be, and wherein we differ srom other animals, then we begin to pursue those things co which we were born. Who ever believes that what is liable to destruction and accident will continue sirm, and sixed in its power? Whenever we are sree srom our necessary business and cares, then we desire to hear, to see, and to learn something. Menander came to me the day aster I expected him, so that I had a night sull os anxiety and uneasiness. Who is there that does not at sirst lament the death os her relations? on this account, because she thinks they are deprived os the common benesits os lise. Thence I went to Amanus, which divides Syria srom CIlicia by a water-course, which mountain was sull os our hereditary enemies. Is those things which are completed by nature, are more perscct than those things which are completed by art, and art does nothing without reason, nature truly cannot be considered as void os reason. He even repeated the letters which he says I sent him; a man void os humanity, and ignorant os common lise; sor who, that understood even the least os good aanners, would ever, in consequence os any quarrel Quis ago vir ad virtus dignitas gloria natus vis sceleratus homo corroboratus lex judicium que sublatus. At qui homo ager poffideo primo quidem acer ad vis promptus, ad seditio paratus. Vir nascor ad gloria ullus pars animus tam mollis habeo quam non meditatio et ratio corroboro. Tametsi veritas sum amicus tamen natura non tanr p...

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