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The manner in which the Epithets were given in the old Gradus had long been condemned as detrimental to sound scholarship, because it led the pupil to choose adjectives solely by their quantity, without regard to their meaning. Mr. Yonge, in his Gradus, wholly discarded epithets, substituting in their stead a copious selection of phrases taken exclusively from the writings of the poets of the Augustan age, in which the substantive at the head of the article was accompanied by various adjectives. But many gentlemen engaged in tuition have considered that to inake a proper use of these phrases is a task rather beyond the capacity of very young boys, and yet that they require some help of the kind, so that even that afforded by the old Gradus is better than none. To obviate this objection, Mr. Yonge has compiled his Specimen of the GRADUS. Gratia, æ. 1. The Grace, one of the Graces, | by name Thalia,Euphrosýně, and Aglaïē.-2. Grace.-3. Thanks, gratitude.-4. Affection.-5. 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Grātia. 1. The Grace, one of the Graces 2. Grace, elegance. 3. Gratitude, thanks.— EP. 1. Triple, terna, tergěmĭna, triplex -Icis. United, juncta. Naked, nuda.1, 2. Beautiful, děcens, děcōra, spēciōsa, ēgregia. Fair, candida. Modest, chaste, pudica, casta.-Simple, simplex -ĭcis. — Just, justa, æqua, měrĭta, dēbīta, digna. Willing, libens. Pious, pia. Lasting, æterna, perennis, perpetua. Mindful, měmor. En during after the action, superstes –ĭtis. 3. rumor, ōris. Report.-EP. Talkative, loquax. True, certain, vērus, certus. To be trusted, fidus, fidelis. Vain, vanus, înānis. Wardering, vagus. Doubtful, dubius. Of doubtful origin, incertus. New, novus, recens. Various, vărius. Discreditable, inděcõrus, décolor. Wicked, iniquus. London: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, and ROBERTS, An English-Greek Lexicon: Containing all the Greek Words used by Writers of good authority. By C. D. YONGE, B.A. Second Edition, thoroughly revised.... 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The first division contains questions on the syntax in Wordsworth's Gramwar, with a translation of all the examples into EngBah, for vird-coce re-translation into Greek, The second division consists of short and easy sentences illustrative of the various moods and tenses of the Greek verb, intended to be written out, with the accents, references for which are given. In the third division, some of the commonest rules of Greek syntax are illustrated by longer sentences extracted from Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, and Demosthenes. Exercises are not given upon all the rules, in order to prevent learners from being bewildered by too many details, and by constant references backwards and forwards. In the later exercises, the sentences are longer and more complicated, and the assistance of references is gradually withdrawn. 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Mr. Walford has drawn his ma terials from the highest authorities,-Donaldson Müller, Böckh, Paley, Schlegel, and others; an from these materials he has compiled a manus written in an agreeable style, and characterise with the discernment of a ripened scholar. work ought to be in the hands of every pupil || the upper classes of our public schools: we ve ture to recommend it most warmly to the noti of our readers." JOURNAL OF EDUCATIOS. "Mr. Walford's Handbook of the Greek Drama is a useful compendium of information on the history and metres of the Greek Drama, and the biography, characteristics, and works of Greek dramatists. It includes also an analysis of Aristotle's Poetics, with the canons of Porson, Blomfield, and Monk, and extracts from other writers on collateral subjects. The highest forms in classical schools can hardly want more than may be found here, and even students at college might turn to these pages with advantage." ATHENEUM. "The contents of this volume are as follows:A History of the Greek Drama, from its earlier Th Palæstra Musarum; or, Materials for Translation into Greek Verse, select and progressively arranged for use in Schools and Universities. KENNEDY, D.D., Head Master of Shrewsbury School The purpose of this volume is to supply a large selection of passages suitable for translation into Greek verse, in all its varieties of metre-tragic, comic, epic, elegiac, and lyric. The total number of passages contained in the volume is 800, chiefly consisting of English poetry, with the addition of a few passages from Latin and French authors. Shakspeare furnishes 83 extracts, Milton 34, Fletcher 16, Ben Jonson 8, Massinger 5, Shirley 5, Chapman 5, Marlow 3, Dryden 5, Kyd 6, Nash 6, Randolph 5, Ford 3. Of other early dramatists, selections are made from Alexander, Brandon, Brook, Crown, Daniel, Denham, Dover, Davenant, Drayton, Field, Greene, Habington, Hemings, Heywood, Howard, Jones, Lyly, Marston, May, Middleton, Nabbes, Peele, Rowley, Sackville, Tourneur, Webster, and from the best anonymous tragedies. Chaucer supplies 5 extracts, Spencer 9. Selections are made from the Books of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. Modern poetry is represented by Joanna Baillie, Byron, Campbell, Landor, Macaulay, Milman, Moore, Rogers, Scott, Shelley, Shiel, Southey, Taylor, Tennyson, Walker (William Sidney), and Wordsworth. Many By the Rev. B. ......Price 5. passages useful for the special purpose of the work introduced from translations of the Greek dramati of Virgil, Seneca, Alfieri, Dante, Goethe, and Schil The French portions are chiefly from Corneille, Rac and Molière; the Latin, from Seneca and Pla The work begins with 50 easy exercises of 4 lines followed by 40 exercises of 5 lines, 60 of 6, and so like proportion: at the 300th we find 12 lines; 400th, 16; at the 500th, 24; and the longest extra the volume contains 47 lines. The usefulness of a like the present arises from the fact that in all hone classical examinations at Cambridge, and in ne those at Oxford, Greek versification holds an imp place. The Porson prize for a translation into verse is among the principal objects of annual petition in the former University, and is consider be a legitimate test of sound and elegant Greek se ship. The authorities of Oxford are so sensible benefit arising from this competition in the sister versity, that they have lately sanctioned the esta ment of a similar prize for their own students. London: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, and ROBERTS |