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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 Excerpt:...like the same letter at the beginning of an English word. 2. In scanning this line some erroneously make Paoni a dactyl. The second syllable, on the contrary, is long, the corresponding Greek form being Haiuvioc. Such a form as Padniis could only refer to the Paaonians (ITai'ovac) of Thrace. (Consult Heyne ad Virg., JSn., 7, 779, not. crit.) 3. Genitives in ium are frequently written without inserting the t, Ovid. Inde legit Capreas promontoriumjue Minerva. Id. Et tellus Circaa, et spissi litoris Antium. Lucret. Imbecillorum esse aquum misererier omnium. Ovid. Cum tua sint cedantque tibi confinia mensium. Virg. Exclusi, ante oculos lacrymantiumgue ora parentum. 8. CONTRACTION IN 00. cooluerint is pronounced as coluerint. cooperiant " " coperiant. cooperuisse " " coperuisse. Lucret. Tandem cooluerint ea qua conjecta repente. Id. Cooperiant maria ac terras immensa superna. Id. Per terras omneis alque oppida cooperuisse. 9. Contraction In ee. deesse is pronounced as desse. deest " " dest. deerat " " derat. deero " " dero. deerrarunt " " derrarunt. deerraverat " " derraverat. Lucret. Talibus in rebus communi deesse saluti. Virg. Deest jam terra fuga: pelagus Trojamne petamus. Id. Divitis uber agri Trojave opulentia deerit. Lucret. Deerrarunt passim motus ab sensibus omnes. Virg. Vir gregis ipse caput deerraverat, atque ego Daph-nin. II. Synaeresis may sometimes be referred to synalcepha, or, in other words, the first vowel in several instances may rather be considered as elided, than as uniting with the fol as, parentum, serpentum, mensum, &c. The poets, however, use the open form also, when it can be conveniently introduced; as, parentium, serpentium, &c.; nor must it be supposed tha...