Excerpt from The Essentials of Latin Grammar It is proper to add that I put forth no claim to original research, my Object being to make a school-book. If the plan and arrangement do not justify its publication, there is nothing else in it to do so. I have not tried, moreover, in seeking for the best and clearest arrange ment, to avoid what has been already used by others. I have freely taken from every source, whatever, in the way of expression, or classi fication, seemed good for my purposef The teacher who is familiar with the various Latin grammars issued within the last twenty years, will find much taken directly from them; more than I can acknowl edge in detail. On questions Of fact and, usage, I have depended almost entirely on Roby's Latin Grammar, and have drawn freely on his citations from Latin authors, for-illustrative examples. His full collections of illustrative words and sentences have saved a great amount of labor that would have been needed to find appropriate illustrations. 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.