The gate to Caesar: by William C. Collar |
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Ablative Absolute accessus aditus Aduatuci Aedui Æneid armis ātis atque Atrebates Belgæ Belgas Bellovaci brevitas Cæsar Caesarem castra causa celeritate chap CHAPTER circiter clause Cōn conj copiis Curiosolitas Dative Divitiacus dūcō ductum DVC eōrum erant erat etiam ex oppido exercitum ferō flumen fuga Gallia Gallic War Gaul Greenough's hostes hostibus hostium hurl iciō indecl infin inter ipsi iter iussit Latin legiones loco locum meaning milia mīsī mittō neque Nervii nihil nōn nostris obsides omnes omni omnia ōnis oppidum ōris ōrum partem passuum pedum PLEC posset poterant Prae prep Prō proelio pron propter quae quam quid quod rebus reliqui Remi render Roman sese sibi simplified text subject-accusative subjunctive subsidio Suessiones sunt suos thing translate tribe virtutis vocabulary word
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Page 144 - The changes, whether in the direction of simplification, correction, or addition — and there are numerous instances of each kind of change — seem to me distinctly to have improved a book which was already excellent. William C. Collar, Head Master of Roxbury Latin School, Boston: Up to the present moment I have been obliged to limit my examination of the revised edition of Allen & Greenough's Latin Grammar mainly to the Syntax, but for that I have only words of the heartiest praise. So far, its...
Page 144 - Johnsbury Academy, Vt. : During seven years' constant use in the class-room, I have always regarded the Allen & Greenough as the best of the school grammars. . . . The improvements make the superiority more marked than ever. DW Abercrombie, Prin. of Worcester (Mass.) Academy: In my opinion, it has no equal among books on the same subject intended for use in secondary schools. JW Scudder, Teacher of Latin, Albany Academy,NY: The changes will commend themselves to all good teachers.
Page 144 - Allen & Greenough's Latin Grammar has always been the most scientific Latin grammar published in the United States. The new edition has been revised in such a way as to retain the excellence of its predecessors and embody the results of the latest researches.... The new edition is also greatly superior to the earlier ones in clearness of expression and in the arrangement and appearance of the printed page. . . . In short, the book seems to me admirably adapted for use in schools and colleges, containing...