Latin Phrase-Book
Liber hic, a Carolo Meissner compositus et a H. W. Auden in linguam Anglicam conversus, copiam locutionum Latinarum praebet quae ex optimis scriptoribus, praesertim Cicerone, depromptae sunt. Phrases secundum res digestae sunt: a mundo et natura incipiens, per spatium et tempus, corpus humanum, vitam hominum, animi facultates, artes et scientias, orationem, affectus, virtutes et vitia, religionem, vitam domesticam, mercaturam, rem publicam, ius, bellum atque res navales progreditur. Singulis capitibus sententiae idiomaticae cum interpretatione subiunguntur, ut discipulus proprietatem sermonis Latini celeriter percipiat.
Magni momenti est hoc opus quod non singula vocabula, sed integras dicendi formulas tradit, quibus quis Latine non barbare sed eleganter scribat. In scholis Germaniae per sex editiones probatum, etiam in Gallicum et Italicum sermonem versum est. Studiosis igitur et magistris instrumentum praebet quo copiam verborum augeant et veram Romanae eloquentiae naturam imitentur.
How it begins
Although, ideally speaking, a phrase-book should always be compiled by the pupil himself from his own individual observation, yet in these days, when an extended curriculum tends to curtail considerably the amount of Latin read, it seems to me that anything which may help boys to some knowledge of Latinity in a short time is not wholly useless. Hence this translation. The use of such books as Meissner's Phraseologie involves no new and untried principles, witness the excellent results obtained in Germany, where the book has passed through six editions. It has also been translated into French (the translation is now in its third edition) and Italian. My best thanks are due to Professor Meissner for his courtesy in allowing me to make this translation, also to Professor Pascal of Reims, to whose admirable translation I am much indebted. H. W. AUDEN. FETTES COLLEGE, EDINBURGH, 1894 CONTENTS I. The World and Nature— The World—Creation The Earth and its Surface Water—Rivers—Sea Fire Air—Sky—Climate—Heavenly Bodies Natural Phenomena II. Space and Time— Points of the Compass—Situation Boundary—Territory—Distance Road—Travel Coming—Going Riding—Driving Walking—Footsteps—Direction Movement in General Time in General Year—Seasons Day—Divisions of the Day III. Parts of the Human Body IV. Properties of the Human Body— Feelings—Sensations—Powers Birth—Life Time of Life Hunger—Thirst Laughter—Tears Health—Sickness Sleep—Dreams Death Burial V.
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