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the masculine gender, and is declined lik a noun masculine 



mnpla is of IK gender, 



nod like a first dunlciBsrion i 



nder, and is declined like a 



of the second declension. I subjoin the full <!- 

 >m. Like it are declined all adjectives 

 in ; which uro Haiti to have tlireu ternn 

 : that Htich threo terminations, u, a, um, et'., tin -y 



rrvxs OF TIHCKE TERMINATIONS or THE FIRST ANU 



SECOND DECLE.N 



EXAMPLE. Amplus, m. ; ampla, f. ; amplum, n. ; large. 

 Sinj\il:r. Plural. 



M. F. If. M. F. X. 



N. amplu* ampla atnplmiv ampli ampla amplu 



G. ainpli ainpl.e ampli amplorum amplirum amplorum 



J>. u;:i!.: i iini|il,f! ampl ampli* ampli* amplu 



Ac. umpl i:u amplaw amplum amplo* ampla* ampla 



V. anijil) ainpli amplum ampli nniplie amplu 



Ab. ampb ampla amplo amplu amplis amplu 



This form and other similar forms I advise you to learn 

 by heart in three ways ; first, vertically, that is, from top to 

 bottom; you will thus see tho identity in form of the adji rtive 

 with tho corresponding noun. Then learn it from tho left hand 

 to the right ; thus, amplus, ampla, amplum ; learning the 

 singular first, and then tho plural. Finally, learn tho case- 

 endings in the same two ways ; thus : 



and 



N. 

 us, a, um, etc. 



You cannot bestow to much pains in making yourself per- 

 fectly familiar with each declension, each example, each form, 

 aa you go forward. There is a good Latin maxim which says, 

 " festina lento," literally, hasten slowly, or as the English pro- 

 verb says, " slow, but sure." In grammatical studies the 

 observance of tho proverb is very serviceable. 



The adjective liber, free, is declined like the noun puer. The 

 adjective pulcher, fair or beautiful, is declined like the noun 

 ager. Liber in tho feminine gender is libera, and libera is 

 declined like mensa. In the neuter gender, it is liberum, 

 and liberum is declined like bellum. I will give yon the forma 

 in full of both liber, libera, liberum, and pulcher, pulchra, 

 pulchrum. 



ADJECTIVES OF THREE TEEMINATIONS. 



EXAMPLE. Liber, free. 



Singular. Plural. 



N. liWr libPra liWruin liW-ri libSiw libgra 



G. liWri liberm librri libiTorum libCrarum libSrorum 



D. lib?ro libPrffl lilx'ro liberis libi-ris libfris 



Ac. liberum libf-ram libf-rum liWros libcras libt-ra 



V. libCr libCra librruui liberi liberoo liMra 



All. libJro liWra libiiro libtfris libc-ris liberis 



EXAMPLE. Pulcher, fair. 

 Singular. Plural. 



N. pulcher palchra pulchrum pulchri pnlchrte pulchra 

 G. pulchri pulchrte pulchri pulchrorumpulchrarumpulchrorum 



D. pulchro pulchr pulchro pulchria pulchris pulchris 



Ac. pulchrum pulchram pulchrum pulchroa pulchras pulchra 



V. pulcher pulchra pulchrum pulchri pulchrro pulchra 



Ab. pulchro pulchra pulchro pulchris pulchris pulchris. 



OBS. The eft. is pronounced like k, thus, puller, pulfcra, 

 pultrum, etc. 



Form, according to the models just given 



Ager fecundua, a fruitful flcld. 

 Exempliun bonum, a good example. 

 Fernina bona, a good woman. 

 Liber puer, a free boy. 



Ovum magnum, a larg tgj. 

 Pulcher hortus, a beautiful garden. 

 Scriba bonus, a good writer. 

 VLr maguus, a great man. 



Filius, a son, makes in the vocative singular filt, and meus 

 ia the vocative singular makes nit, as, O mi fill ! O my son ! 

 but filia, a daughter, makes in the vocative singular filia, and 

 meum in the neuter makes meum, as, O mea filia! my 

 daughter! O meum officium! my duty '. 



Proper names ending in ius have i in tho vocative singular, 

 as, TulKus, O Tulli ; Virgiltiw, O Virgili; Mercuriiw, O Merciiri; 

 Antoniui, O Anton*. 



Deus, God, baa in the vocative singular deu* ; in the plural 



it is thus declined : N. dii, G. daorum, D. diit, Ac. deo, V. dii, 



.*. 



KKIUTUM. Iu the first Vocabulary, paf 71, for Vindo, / 

 read, Vimcio, / bind. 



EXERCISE 23. 



1. Eqtuu hinnit. 2. Juba eqai *t palekn. S. 

 molesUe. 4. Suntne muaos molaite t &. Boni diaeipvli 

 moleati. 9. Loaga bella uut molerta. 7. Eqni oefariter 

 8. Vir regik equum. 9. Equus regituc a Tiro. 10. txjuo polehro 

 delector. 11. Agri suut fecnndi. 12. llcrUe agronun uat wim. 

 13. Agricula committit agrU graua fruineuti. 14. Agriofla clik 

 agro*. 15. Quam pulcbre vireiitur agri ! 16. la agrii florent raruo 

 li'-r|..i-. 



EZEBCISK 24. ENOLISn-LATIN. 



1. Tho field is fruitful. 2. Are the fields fruitful? 3. Wan are 

 not fruitful. 4. Fields are cultivated. 5. Ton honour (worship) the 

 gods. G. The gods are honoured by Tully (Tolling). 7. The hone 

 and the mare are guided by the man. 8. Boars run cwiftly. 9. Do 

 goats ran swiftly 'f 10. Flies are (there are flies) in the beautiful 

 garden. 11. Thou intruutcst the hone to the field. 12. Good cholan 

 are honoured, 13. O my son, temples are intruffted to the gods and 

 goddesses. 14. O Antony, the gods and goddesses are worshipped 

 in temples. 15. O good God! thou art worshipped in the fruitful 

 fields. 16. Good men are honoured by their sons and their 

 daughters. 



KEY TO EXEECISES IK LESSONS IN LATIN. VL 



EXERCISE 15. LATIN-ENGLISH. 



1. The frog croaks. 2. The frog is often (epe) the prey of the 

 stork. 3. A stork injures a frog ; or, the stork injures the frog. 4. 

 The stork devours the frog. 5. O frog, thou croakest. 6. The water 

 is disturbed by the frog. 7. Plants (or the plants; flourish. 8. The 

 earth is clothed with an abundance of plants. 9. Storms injure 

 (noecnt) plants. 10. The earth produces plants. 11. O plants, how 

 beautifully you adoru the earth ! 12. The earth is clothed with 

 plants. 



EXEECISE 16. ENGLISH-LATIN. 



1. riant florent. 2. Procella nocet plant. 3. Plants) nooentor 

 procella. 4. liaiiai dcvorantur a cioonia. 5. Terra gignit plantas. 

 6. Plantra gignuntur terra. 7. O plants, quam pnlchre gignimini 

 terra ! 8. Copiam aquoa laudo. 9. Procella moTet aquas. 10. Aqn0 

 procella moventur. 



EXERCISE 17. LATIN-ENGLISH. 



1. I have a beautiful lark. 2. Hast thou (rxtne tOn) a beautiful 

 lark ? 3. My lark is beautiful. 4. Is my lark beautiful ? 5. Is not 

 thy lark beautiful ? 6. Thy pigeon is very beautiful. 7. I hare a 

 good maid-servant. 8. My maid-servant is beautiful. 9. Julia i 

 sacred (augusta). 10. Sacred Julia is beautiful. 11. Is not sacred 

 Julia beautiful ? 12. The Lurk of my maid-servant is beautiful. 

 13. Thy table is not square. 14. The island is great. 



EXERCISE 18. ENGLISH-LATIN. 



1. Est mihi columba. 2. Est tibi bona puella. 3. Esrne tiU bout 

 puella ? 4. Kon est mihi bona puella. 5. Alauda tua eat pulchra. 

 6. Nonue macrna est iusula ? 7. Magna non est infmla 8. Etae 

 tibi bona ancilla ? 9. Non est mihi bona ancilla. 10. Paella alanda 

 est pulchra. 



EXERCISE 19. LATIN-ENGLISH. 



1. I have a deserter of Jngurtha. 2. Thou hast a tad 

 3. T praise a good poet. 4. A good poet is praised. 5. The mare to 

 praised by the charioteer. 6. The sailors sail to the island. 7. Good 

 sailors praise their country. 8. The eagle is often praised by poeta. 

 9. Husbandmen greatly delight in plants. 10. Thou errest, O sailor I 

 11. Do you not err, O charioteen ? 12. I have the sadness of good 

 poets. 13. I greatly love the shades of the groves. 14. The husband- 

 men ride through the wood. 



EXERCISE 20. ENGLISH-LATIN. 



1. Estne tibi perfngaf 2. Mains estne perfngaP 3. Boai poet 

 laudiuitur. 4. Poetas bonos laudo. 5. Boni agricoto patriam laudant. 

 G. Bonorum poetarum potria laudatnr. 7. Per sylram equitat pirate. 

 8. Ad iasulam navigat nauta, 9. Bona est equa aoriga boni. 



