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Title: The Comic Latin Grammar
A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue
Author: Percival Leigh
Illustrator: John Leech
Release Date: July 19, 2009 [EBook #29456]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ASCII
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE COMIC LATIN GRAMMAR ***
Produced by Louise Hope
[Transcriber's Note:
This text is intended for users whose text readers cannot use the "real"
(Unicode/UTF-8) version. In the Latin text, the "oe" diphthong is shown
as [oe] to distinguish it from the two-vowel sequence "oe" ("coeuntia").
The asterism used in the advertising section is shown as ***.
The Prosody section uses letters with macrons and breves ("long" and
"short" marks). In _this section only_, vowels with macron are shown
as CAPITALS, while vowels with breve are shown in {braces}. Long vowels
that are already capitalized (very rare) are shown in [brackets].
This book was written in 1840. It includes material that may be
offensive to some readers. Students should be cautioned that the book
predates "New Style" (classical) pronunciation. Note in particular
the pronunciation of "j" ("Never jam today") and of all vowels ("Yes,
you Can-u-leia").
In the main text, boldface type is shown in +marks+. In the advertising
section at the end, the same +marks+ represent sans-serif type.
Typographical errors are listed at the end of the text, along with some
general notes.]
[Frontispiece:
"Painted and Engraved by John Leech, R.C.A."]
THE COMIC
LATIN GRAMMAR;
A new and facetious Introduction
to the
LATIN TONGUE.
With Numerous Illustrations.
The Second Edition.
London:
CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.
MDCCCXL.
Coe, Printer, 27, Old Change, St. Paul's.
ADVERTISEMENT
TO THE SECOND EDITION.
The Author of this little work cannot allow a second edition of it to go
forth to the world, unaccompanied by a few words of apology
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