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Excerpt from An Elementary Latin Dictionary
This is substantially an abridgment of my ''latin Dictionary for Schools'' (harper and Brothers, The vocabulary has been extended to include all words used by Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Tacitus (in his larger works), as well as those used by Terence, Caesar, Sallust, Cicero, Livy, N epos, Vergil, Horace, Ovid, J uvenal, Phaedrus, and Curtius. On the other hand, space has been saved by the omission_ of all detailed references to books and passages, only the name of the writer being indicated as authority for each word or phrase; and by limiting the illustrative citations to those which are typical or peculiarly instructive. Proper names, too, have been excluded, except those which, because of peculiarities of form or of. Their derivations, require special explanation.
In all other respects, the plan of the School Dictionary,'' as explained in the Preface to it, has been followed, as far as the smaller size of the present work permits. In a few instances, errors which have been detected in the larger book have been corrected in this; and in two or three words, vowels, which were there left unmarked, are now distinguished as long, on the strength of later researches.
I take pleasure in acknowledging the valuable aid rendered me, in the prep aration of this abridgment, by J. W. Marshall, late Professor of the Latin Language and Literature in Dickinson College, by whom most of the illustrative phrases and passages cited have been selected.
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This is substantially an abridgment of my ''latin Dictionary for Schools'' (harper and Brothers, The vocabulary has been extended to include all words used by Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Tacitus (in his larger works), as well as those used by Terence, Caesar, Sallust, Cicero, Livy, N epos, Vergil, Horace, Ovid, J uvenal, Phaedrus, and Curtius. On the other hand, space has been saved by the omission_ of all detailed references to books and passages, only the name of the writer being indicated as authority for each word or phrase; and by limiting the illustrative citations to those which are typical or peculiarly instructive. Proper names, too, have been excluded, except those which, because of peculiarities of form or of. Their derivations, require special explanation.
In all other respects, the plan of the School Dictionary,'' as explained in the Preface to it, has been followed, as far as the smaller size of the present work permits. In a few instances, errors which have been detected in the larger book have been corrected in this; and in two or three words, vowels, which were there left unmarked, are now distinguished as long, on the strength of later researches.
I take pleasure in acknowledging the valuable aid rendered me, in the prep aration of this abridgment, by J. W. Marshall, late Professor of the Latin Language and Literature in Dickinson College, by whom most of the illustrative phrases and passages cited have been selected.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - FGB_Latin
Hardback
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Charlton Thomas Lewis
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265947470
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm
Page Count - 962
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