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ā ē ī ō ū [letters with macron or “long” mark]
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This book was written in 1840. It includes material that may beoffensive to some readers. Students should be cautioned that the bookpredates “New Style” (classical) pronunciation. Note in particularthe pronunciation of “j” (“Never jam today”) and of all vowels (“Yes,you Can-u-leia”).
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Introduction
The Comic Latin Grammar
List of Etchings
Publisher’s Advertising
Transcriber’s Notes
TO THE SECOND EDITION.
The Author of this little workcannot allow a second edition of it to go forth to the world,unaccompanied by a few words of apology, he being desirous of imitating,in every respect, the example of distinguished writers.
He begs that so much as the consciousness of being answerable for agreat deal of nonsense, usually prompts a man to say, in the hope ofdisarming criticism, may be considered to have been said already. But heparticularly requests that the want of additions to his book may beexcused; and||pleads, in arrest of judgment, his numerous and absorbingavocations.
Wishing to atone as much as possible for this deficiency, andprevailed upon by the importunity of his friends, he has allowed aportrait of himself, by that eminent artist, Mr. John Leech, to whom heis indebted for the embellishments, and very probably for the sale ofthe book, to be presented, facing the title-page, to the public.
Here again he has been influenced by the wish to comply with therequisitions of custom, and the disinclination to appear odd, whimsical,or peculiar.
On the admirable sketch itself, bare ju
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