Sfi agri by dropping or altering the Latin termination, or by the substitution of one vowel for another, as i for a, e for a, &c. LATIN STEMs. Stems. English words. acri acrimony acdes, a house edi edifice facio, I make ratification edify acquus, equal sequa equanimity equi equilibrium animus, mind anim animosity s libration 1:bra, a pound or balance libr I equilibrium aer, air aeri aerial, aeriform aevum, an age ev coeval ager (agri), a fielil agriculture cultura, cullivation cultur culture azger, a heap agger exaggerate ago, I do, act Şay agent, agency act actor, active ala, a wing ali aliped pes (pedis), a foot ped pedestrian altus, high alt altitude, exalt s amic amicable 1 imic inimical amiable aтor amorous amat amatory anima, life, the soul anim animate verto, I turn vert animadvert ad, to adequate an12 annals annus, a year аппе annual enni biennial bis, tuice biped s aqua aquatic aqua, water aque aqueduct ductus, a leading duct, conduct arceo, I keep off crce coerce aro, I plough ar arabie artificer, artist Sart ars (artis), art inert artus, a joint arti articulation : asper, rough asper asperity, exasperate audio, I hear Saudi audience audit auditor augeo, I increase aug augment auctio, an increasing auct auction auctor, an originator auth author avis, a bird avi aviary bealus, blessed beati beatitude bellum, war belli belligerent rebel belligerent gero, I carry on l gest gesture ad bi ert “ Garrison Orders. “ Head-Quarters, 6th May, 1779. " At a general court-martial, held in Edinburgh Castle, on Thursday the 6th May, and two followiog days, whereof Lieut.-Colonel Dundas, of the 11th Dragoons, was president, for the trial of Charles Williamson and Archibald Mac-Ivor, soldiers of the 42nd regiment, and Robert Budge, soldier of the 71st regiment, accused of mutiny, at Leith, on the 20th April, and instigating others to do the same, the court unanimously found the prisoners guilty of mutiny, being a breach of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th articles of war; and hav. ing duly considered the evil tendency of mutiny and sedition, especially when carried to such enormous lengths as in the present case, do adjudge you the aforesaid Charles Williamson, Archibald Mac-Ivor, and Robert Budge, to be shot to death!” The poor prisoners remained on their knees while a Highland officer translated the foregoing into Gaelic. They were all pale and composed but the last, who was suffering from severe wounds received at Leith; his countenance was emaciated and ghastly, and he was sinking from excessive debility. Their eyes were bound up; The officer retired; the provost-marshal approached, and ordered his party to load. They were in the act of taking aim at the prisoners, who were praying intently in Gaelic, when Sir Adolphus Oughton stepped forward, and, displaying three pardons, commanded them to recover arms." "Soldiers !” said he, “in consequence of the distinguished valour of the Royal Highlanders, to which two of these unfortunate men belong. his Majesty has been graciously pleased to forgive them all. Prisoners ! rise, resume your arms, and rejoin your companies.” An officer repeated these words in Gaelic. The scene and the whole proceedings were so solemn and affecting that the prisoners were incapable of speech. Raising their bonnets they endeavoured to express their gratitude by a faint cheer, but their voices utterly failed them; and, overcome by weakness and a revulsion of feeling, the soldier of the 71st sank prostrate on the ground between the coffins.-“ Memorials of the Castle of Edinburgh,' p. 257-259. LATIN STEMS. We are about to lay before the student a large portion of the roots of the Latin language. In the study of them, he may become acquainted with the treasures of the Roman literature, and the tone and strength of the Roman mind. These lessons do not, indeed, lie on the surface. Nevertheless, they are to be learnt by care and diligence. For this purpose, impress on your mind the preceding remarks, and remembering that a language is the mirror of a nation's mind, accustom yourself to see and contemplate the Romans in their words—those unerring tokens of thought, those mental miniatures. Of course it is only so much of the Latin vocabulary as exists in English that I shall set forth in these pages. The Latin words found in English exist almost exclusively in combination. The combinations in which they appear vary in kind. The combination may consist of one word and a suffix, or one word and a prefix; or, again, of two words with or without terminating forms. The combinations require certain changes. The changes are effected by dropping or altering the Latin termination, or by the substitution of one vowel for another, as i for a, e for a, &c. LATIN STEMS. Stems. English words. acer (acris), sharp acri acrimony acdes, a house edi edifice facio, I make S.fi ratification edify aequus, equal sequa equanimity equi equilibrium animus, mind anim animosity libra, a pound or balance S libration libr l equilibrium aer, air aer aerial, aeriform aerum, an age ev coeval ager (agri), a fiell agri agriculture cultura, cultivation cultur culture azger, a heap agger exaggerate ago, I do, act şay agent, agency I act actor, active ala, a wing ali aliped pes (pedis), a foot ped pedestrian altus, high alt altitude, exalt Jamic amicable amicus, a friend I imic inimical ami amiable amo, I love amor amorous amat amatory anima, life, the soul anim animate verto, I turn vert animadvert ad, to adequate ann annals annus, a year аппе annual enni biennial bis, tuice biped αφια aqua, water aquatic laque aqueduct ductus, a leading duct conduct arceo, I keep off erce coerce aro, I plough ar arabie art ars (artis), art artificer, artist Vert inert artus, a joint arti articulation : asper, rough asper asperity, exasperate audio, I hear Saudi audience 2 audit auditor augeo, I increase aug augment auctio, an increasing auct auction auctor, an originator auth author avis, a bird aviary beatus, blessed beati beatitude bellum, war Sbelli belligerent rebel belligerent gero, 1 carry on l gest gesture canto, I sing LATIN STEMS. Latin words. Stems. English words. re, back, in opposition re repel, repulse bellus, beautiful bell embellish, belle bene, well bene benediction dictio, a saying dictio malediction bibo, I drink bib wine-bibber, imbibe bini, two, each bin combination, binary brevís, short brev brevity, abbreviate cado, I fall Scad cadaverous accident casus, a fall cas casual caedo, I cut cid homicide caesus, cut cis incision, precision calor, heat calor caloric candeo, I burn scens incense cend incendiary candesco, I begin to burn 'candesc incandescence canis, a dog can canine cant canticles cent precentor capillus, hair capill capillary caput, (capītis), the head { capit capital Icipit precipitate capio, I take j cap, capt, cip capable, capture I cipi, cept anticipate, recipient, carcer, a prison carcer incarcerate (receptive carniverous caro, (carni.), flesh I carni incarnate voro, I devour vor voracious carus, dear car caress sced recede, success cedo, I give place to Icess concession, access celer, swift ccler celerity, accelerare centum, a hundred cent century, centennial cerno, I separate, see cern discern cretus, separated cret secretion, discre(e)t cete, a whale cet cetaceous cinctus, girded cinct succinct, precincts citus, quickly moved cit cite, excitement I clam exclamation clamo, I call out ( claim proclaim ( clarify clarus, clear i declara claudo, I shut chuid include, exclude clausus, shut s claus clause seclusion clino, I bend, lie clin clinical, recline clivus, a slope cliv declivity, acclivity coelum, heaven celestial colo, 1 cultivate, inhabit colony comes, (comitis), a com comit concomitant copia, plenty [panion copi copious coquo, I cook colo)k, to cocker coctiis, cooked ccct decoction |