Excerpt from A First Latin Book Forms. The forms are all given in the body of the book (except the unimportant list of numerals), and never in a mass, unless the parts of the mass are alike. There is much repetition, to show likeness or contrast (as of the active, when the passive is given). This takes space, but lessens labor. Every set of forms is put to immediate use in a context which enforces its meaning. The Reading, Matter is largely in dialogue; both' for greater naturalness, and to fix the persons of the verb. Syntax. The system is of extreme simplicity. Its categories are merely answers to the questions: What are the ideas which the Romans expressed by the cases? What are the ideas which the Romans expressed by the moods In a given case, the student has only to know what the Latin means to name the construction. A Summary of Syntax is given immediately after the Supple mentary Reading. It may be useful by way of review with this reading. 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.