QUANTITY. 



55. Y before or after R, is long ; as Butyrum, coUyrium, gilmeii ( for wliich fee fedt. 2, rule 22) ; liilmus, poftuiiiL 



papyrus. (for which fee iect. 2, rule 5) ; cueOmis (for which fn- 



j. Co//vr^tacileut madejnt cl coWiphia. I'lmit. '^■'^^- ^' """^^ ^S) i »'"! autaino ; (for whieh fee fcct. 2, 



i. Succinrtus jairii quondam Crifpineywy;y/-L>, Juvcn. rule 25-) 



1. Except Machryma, Myra," ^ corylus, ^ philyra, 5- I'O'" circumeo and circilmago, fee the rule for ,-, 

 ' pyrus, ° fatyra, ' zcpliyrus. nual. 



2. And the derivatives of a^yv^nc ; as hydrargyros, '• Q«i'l eumvclit, homo, aiimfnam (ibi HccoUodctrahit. Plaut. 

 lithar^vros. ^' -^'^haultumin if/rfm/oj> umiiUquctn Hu^tibus undacCt. i.iicaii. 



3 See tile Jd px(-pntinn to the lift ml,. 3. Ipfe lubibo Aftmcm ; nee me l.ibor iite ^ravabit. Virg. 



3. Cjee tne 3a exception to the Ult ruk. ^ j^,^_.^_^^^ catenas, carc-res, numellas, pedjcas boias. Plaut. 



«. Et /nrrym/s fpjrgunt rorantibus ora genafque. Lucret. 5- Rari quippe boiii, im/Ho-o vix funt totidem,quot — Juv. 



a. Sit tibi Mufa /yr<p I'olers, et cantor Apollo. Hor. 6. Alii limul delinquunt, cenforesSKMWj. Pliardr. 



.v Neve inter vites cory/K?)! fofL- ; neve tiagella. Virg. 7- Igne micant oculi, corpus (Xmcf omne veneno. Ovid. 



4. Ebru,sincinotis;,/»7//ra.onvivac,.pilli5. Ovid. -g. U before c is long ; as bucula, duco, caducus. 



y. hiiere nunc, Meln)(re,;)'//'.),v, i>ot)c ordme vites. virg. " 



6. Sum quibus in Saivni vid'c-ar nimis accr, et ultra. Hor. ^ '''' *S" labentes acies, et tela cadilca . Prop. 



7. Atvcr6/fe;j/,///«cumto.ivocantil.usa-a-is— Virg. i. Except ' lilcellum, " lucerna, Miadeii.s, ^ volilccr. 

 56. U "before or 'after R, is long; as luridus, uro, 2. And in ^genitives incroafing (hurt in uds, and 



rumor. their derivatives ; as dux-ticis, crux-Vlcis, trux-ucit ; 



I. NeglertisSr^rfaftoinnafcituragris. Hor. hence crilcio, trflcido, &C. 



1. Qua vos ad ccelum effertis nmiort lecundo. Hor. !• Quid pure tranquiUct ; honos, an liulce Ka-ffum — Hor. 



,-, r ^ !■ o ^1 ' r » r '^* Ha-c e^o non credam Venulinadi^na/wt'cr/i,!. Juv. 



1. Except -curuhs, ' csrOlus, ' faro and filror, 3. Mdia dari, n«r/ro/que jubet, dulcelque placentas. Wart. 

 ■• frCltex, Memures, ' nClrus, ' querijlus, * ri'idis, 'nldens, 4. Interea tio/i/ccr motis conterrita pennis. Petron. 

 '" rilbeo, " riitilus, " rumex, " tugiirium, '' fatilr-flra- 5- Ablir.ixitque homincm in niaximam malam LTi/ct-m. I'laut. 

 lirum. 59. Syllables indifferently fpelled with one or two confo- 



2. Except alfo ti in '* genitives, increafing fliort in nants are long ; as litera; or litterae, litus or littus, cupa 

 Sets or uris, and their derivatives ; as crux-crflcis, triix- or cuppa, pupa or puppa, ilfipa or iUippa, fciroma or fcir- 

 trilcis, augur-uris, murmur-uris, fiilphur-iiris, which roma, lllopus or iUoppus or fcloppus, cohphiutn or colli- 

 give crilcio, trucido, murmiiro, augLlrium, fulphureus, pliium, which (hould invariably retain the double confonant, 

 and the like. iince it is by pofition alone that they are long, by the conlo- 



3. Alfo, '^mcditatives in iirio and /i/xSrio ; asesiirio: nant, and not by the vowel, reduplication. 



" other verbs in uria follow the general rule ; as ligurio, 60. Syllables indifferently fpelled with a fingle vowel, or 



fcaturio. a diphthong, are long ; as tcda or tsda, prelum or praelum, 



4. U before final 1; and m followed by a vowel, whicli latter orthography, the moil exprellive of the vowel 

 are regulated by the rules for thofe circumltances ; as quantity, it is better to retain. 



augtir, fatur, rOino. 61. Vowels derived from >,, 1, si, a, are long, as herous, 



I. Pra-tor adeft vacuxque loco cetTere rmiifcs. Lucan. Sirius, mufa, ivom r^u;:, au^K;, fj.'Z^a. 



^- ^'^.''■•■'JJ"''''"™^ i?v»^3s, et cwnria verrunt. Virg. N„te.—M:ms ofthefe are already compriled under the preceding rules ; 



3. ymd./ «,■/*-' Atit quonam noftn tibi cura receflit .> Virg. ,hc principal words referrible' u/..i£f to this rule, are colon, cratf-ja, 



4. Coiitexit dlum /,-i;(/c,', ct admoruit fimul. Phadi". he-par, horos, lecythus Icthum, l.chen, ode, rhetor, fpila^um, fpf- 



5. Noflurnosto.n„-«iK>rtentaqueTheiraIa rides? Hor. lunca, thffauros, thorax, theoria. To thefe we m.y add near 



6. Unctaque adcft virp matrum mmmmque catervi. Ovid. joo words of very rare occurrence, chiefly f■snif^ing pbnts, herbs, 



7. Et nunquam qiu-ruli cauia doloris abeft. Ovid. ftones, minerals, &c. &c. as anthedon, al-clepias,'alplcnon, ic. Or 

 ■6. Qiieni d.x/>re Chaos; rudi, mdigeftaquc moles. Ovid. ,hele >ve «ould here inlert our manuliript lift, but fince thev are 

 9. nlequitur clamorque v.rflni, ftridorque rMcntum. Virg. nrincipaUy confined to luch .luthors as Pliny, Cellus, Vitruv.us', and 



10. lurnee.sniyeolaroto Aurora rw6,■6«^ . V.rg. Frontiuus, they are matter rather of oecafional reference, than of 



11. Robora complexus r.ndu curvata metallo. Lucan. any erammatical rule. 



11. Apponunt ri™?t-<™, braflicam, betam, blitum. Plaut. /- o " j i-i • 1 1 vn- • 



J.?. Pauperis ft /i,^H,; congellum cefpite culmen. Virg. "2* ^"'"^ words alike m orthography, diHer in quantity 

 14- Aut intusclaufosya(;"(;-.j adprsfcpiafervant. Virg. ^"(v according to their fignification ; as 



15. Vultusinunumme/,f,c«. Hor. , Populusa.bor 



16. Graculus, ■>«««.■,,» ecelumjun-eris.ibit. Juven. ^ Eft ; notat et pOpulus 



17. Iraaav.;cahcemman.bus,dumturia/,Vi„>. Hor. 3 Plebem. Sic ni.Mus eft pro 



57. "O and -U, before m are long; as vOmer, bu- "• Pravo ; gignit item mslum. 



maftus 5" .... ■ Navismrilus; mriHnanv.ilus, 



6. . . Stirpe una produci poiTuu. Msla genam vult ; 



1. Ingemere, et fulcoattritusfplendefcereiwnt;-. Virg. 7 M.ilapoma. Et palus 



4. Quale fulct fylvis bn'amtli frigore vlfcum. Virg. 8 Faciens paludis ; eft feri 



1. Except, too before »;,-c6meta, --comedo, 'omittO, ' Rtagnum lacufve ; at non tumen fie 



H^~ 1 '^ ' ' -^....i.i.v^, jQ Palus notans sudem. Nitor, nitenfque, 



tomaclum. jj Niteo; creatque nitor etnltensst-cfis. 



2. Alio atomus, domus, glomus, t6mus( for which fee 12. . . . Protellme solum ; non ita solus aut 

 feft. 2, rule 5) ; coma, comes (for whicli fee feft. 2, '.'• • • • Ab cosolimi. Plriga notione 

 rule 23); ddino, homo, and vomo ; (for which fee '■*• • • • R^tis vel one corripitur ; licet 

 feft. 2 rule 2" ) '■'' ' ' ' ^ '=''""''S aut vice vulneris, tu 



' ^'' 16. . . Kxtcnd.isitaplrigam. Pila fie in elobuli lOco 



, I. Nonfecus achquida fi quando noftecOTrt^. Virg. 17 Contrahiturque : mole 



2. Ut hbet ; hLcc pi.rcis hodie cwjiedeiirfa relinqucs. Hor. iH. . . Denotata, porrige pilam : 'notat atque pilus 



3. Pleraque dift'erat, et pr.x-fcns in tempus om;■«a^ Hor. , 19 Aciciltnem raillilequc ; 



4. Quod fumamia qui tomarla raucus. Mart. 20 Ea pilum quoque, maflamque terit. Sin 



3. Except, to u before ?n, ' criimena, ■ cdmulus, 5 hii- ^' Vice crmis pilus eft; .itque pilodat: pilo 



merus, 'mlmella, ^nilmerus, 'siimus, -tllmeo. 22. . . . Significat farari, non fOriSre. Et notat cOnwre 



4. Alio, colamen, doctlmentum, emoWntum, te- l^. [ ; [ SSr:;^^ niScirTy^r^;^^::;::;.na. 



