Gymnasium sive Symbola Critica; abridged ...1854 - 454 pages |
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2dly accusative action adjective aliquid animi applied apud atque autem authority Cæs Cæsar Cicero classic construed consuls dative denotes difference distinction distinguished ejus elegantly employed English enim equivalent erat etiam examples expressed facere ferre fidem following exercise former frequently genitive governs habere hæc Hence idem implies indicative mood infinitive infinitive mood ipse joined king Latin Latin language latter lictor Livy means mihi nemo nihil nominative noun OBSERVATIONS omnes opposed Orat participle passive patricians person perspicuity phraseology Plaut plebeian Plin præ predicate preposition present preterite tense Primus pronoun prose punishment Pyrrhus quæ quam Quid quidem quin Quintilian quis quisque quod refers relative clause rendered Roman rule Sall Sallust sense sentence Servius Tullius Sestertius signifies Sive sometimes subjunctive mood substantive sunt synonymous term thing tibi tion tive urbe verb Virg words writers
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Page 320 - Tis like the murmuring of a stream, which not varying in the fall, causes at first attention, at last drowsiness. Variety of cadences is the best rule; the greatest help to the actors, and refreshment to the audience.
Page 389 - Tu porro ne pios quidem, sed piissimos quaeris et, quod verbum omnino nullum in lingua Latina est, id propter tuam divinam pietatem novum inducis. [44] 'Nec Plancum prodere participem consiliorum.
Page 379 - Ilium aget penna metuente solvi Fama superstes. Latius regnes avidum domando Spiritum, quam si Libyam remotis Gadibus jungas et uterque Poenus Serviat uni Crescit indulgens sibi dirus hydrops, Nee sitim pellit nisi causa morbi Fugerit venis et aquosus albo Corpore languor.
Page 378 - neither your money yesterday, nor this beast to-day make any impression upon me." At supper, amongst all sorts of things that were discoursed of, but more particularly Greece and the philosophers there, Cineas, by accident...
Page 270 - Academicis quattuor libris explicata arbitramur ; sed tamen tantum abest ut scribi contra nos nolimus, ut id etiam maxime optemus ; in ipsa enim Graecia philosophia tanto in honore numquam fuisset, nisi doctissimorum contentionibus dissensionibusque viguisset.
Page 146 - Mos est civitatibus ultro ac viritim conferre principibus vel armentorum vel frugum, quod pro honore acceptum, etiam necessitatibus subvenit.
Page 318 - Brute, dubitavi; nisi potius hoc esse volumus dactylum et bacchium. Duo spondei non fere se iungi patiuntur, quae in versu quoque notabilis clausula est, nisi cum id fieri potest ex tribus quasi membris: Cur de perfugis nostris copias comparat is contra nos? una syllaba, duabus, una.
Page 376 - Italy, took an opportunity, when he saw him at leisure, to draw him into the following conversation: "The Romans have the reputation of being excellent soldiers, and have the command of many warlike nations. If it please heaven that we conquer them, what use, sir, shall we make of our victory? " " Cineas," replied the King, "your question answers itself.
Page 403 - to give information or instruction," with no reference to the previous state of the person instructed ; 402 the latter implies his previous want of culture, and tuition. By the former we communicate knowledge of any kind, principles or rules, facts or occurrences. The latter refers chiefly, if not solely, to intellectual improvement. " Quod enim munus reipublicae afferre majus meliusve possumus, quam si docemus atque erudimus juventutem?" Cic. ie "docendo,e rudi doctum facimus." " Studiosos discendi...
Page 213 - Octaviae iniurias evulgaret, sed destinavisse eam Rubellium Plautum, per maternam originem pari ac Nero gradu a divo Augusto, ad res novas extollere coniugioque eius et imperio rem publicam rursus invadere.