Beginning Latin: An Introduction, by Way of English, to the Latin Language (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 4. 11. 2016. - 438 страница Excerpt from Beginning Latin: An Introduction, by Way of English, to the Latin Language Why American Boys and Girls Should Study Latin. The study of Latin is an intensive study of English. Besides its impor tance for a mastery of French, Spanish, and Italian, the study of Latin fosters habits of persistence, thoroughness, and accuracy; it cultivates the power to understand the thoughts of others and to express one's own. Translating is labors tory work in literature, admirable exercise in expression, ih suring steadily increasing power in the use of a varied and rich vocabulary as the great authors, Caesar, Cicero, and Vergil, are successively read. This Book Emphasizes the Relation of Latin to English. The value most nearly at hand in studying Latin and the most practical of all reasons for its study is the help given by Latin in understanding and using the English language. This book, therefore, lays special emphasis upon the relation of Latin to English. Related English words, with the Latin element typo graphically emphasized, are placed in the vocabularies, beside the Latin. Thus familiar and unfamiliar English words are illuminated by the Latin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |