INTRODUCTION. x^xvii 



Salary allowed for five years only, leaves the perfoii who 

 receives it in doubt as to it's continuance beyond that time ; 

 and of courfe draws off his attention to fome other bufinefs 

 or purfuit j and when that compenfation fo limited is even 



In the lower clalTes, the chief attention is paid to make the pupils well vcrfeJ in 

 grammar, and the firft principles of language ; at the fame time care is taken to explain 

 the difficulties, and point oat the excellencies of the feveral authors. 



In the higher claffes, as they are now acquainted with the rudiments of language, 

 though they are not even now negleded, the ftudents are Inarufted in the art of fc^inning, 

 in ancient geography and hiftory. The different forms and figures of fpeech are noticed, 

 and comments made on the fentiments and beauties of the authors — parallel fentence9 

 quoted — particular idioms obferved— and ail allufions to diftant cuftoms and mannerj 

 explained. 



On May 7, 1794, a Profefforlhip of humanity was eftablifhed, and Ledlures are 

 delivered by Mr. Rattoone, in a regular courfe, on humanity ; including the opinions of 

 the ancient philofophers ; the religion, government, laws, policy, cuaoms and manners 

 of Greece and Rome ; the whole defigned to explain and elucidate ancient learning, and 

 to facilitate the acquifition ef liberal knowledge. 



In (hort, the objed purfued is to make critical aad ufeful fcholars— to infufe, from 

 thofe learned languages, a true tafte for piopriety and corrednefs— to teach the value of 

 thofe tongues which never change nor vary, which the Proieffor confiders as the true 

 ftandards of excellence in language, and as containing generally whatever is juft in thought, 

 elegant in expreflion, and harmonious in numbers. 



5. John Christoff Kunze, S. T, D. is the Profeffor of Oriental Languages, and 

 affifts the Students of Divinity, of all denominations, in their purfuits to acquire a 

 competent knowledge of the original language of fuch documents of revealed reli-ion 



