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... Latin , presented to the University of Cambridge by Beza , in 1581 , the small fragment of Livy , difcovered by Mr. Bruns in the Vatican at Rome , in 1772 , and a great variety of other Greek and Latin manuscripts of the most ancient ...
... Latin , presented to the University of Cambridge by Beza , in 1581 , the small fragment of Livy , difcovered by Mr. Bruns in the Vatican at Rome , in 1772 , and a great variety of other Greek and Latin manuscripts of the most ancient ...
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... Latin writers , in his time , had been used to punctuation : " Nos , cum fcribimus , INTERPUNGERE CON- fuevimus . " These words cannot allude to the infertion of a point after each word , as Muretus and Lipfius imagined ; but must ...
... Latin writers , in his time , had been used to punctuation : " Nos , cum fcribimus , INTERPUNGERE CON- fuevimus . " These words cannot allude to the infertion of a point after each word , as Muretus and Lipfius imagined ; but must ...
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... Latin manuscripts had not been usually pointed ; and that grammarians made it their business to fupply this deficiency . Quintilian , who wrote his celebrated treatise on oratory about the year 88 , fpeaks of com- mas , colons , and ...
... Latin manuscripts had not been usually pointed ; and that grammarians made it their business to fupply this deficiency . Quintilian , who wrote his celebrated treatise on oratory about the year 88 , fpeaks of com- mas , colons , and ...
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... Latin verfion of the fcriptures , made use of certain diftinctions or divifions , which he calls cola and commata * . It seems however very probable , that thefe divifions were not made by the addition of any points or stops ; but were ...
... Latin verfion of the fcriptures , made use of certain diftinctions or divifions , which he calls cola and commata * . It seems however very probable , that thefe divifions were not made by the addition of any points or stops ; but were ...
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Joseph Robertson. Diomedes , a Latin grammarian , who is fup- posed to have lived about the year 410 , treats at large of the three diftinctions mentioned by Donatus . But neither these writers , nor any ... Latin grammarian, who is fup- ...
Joseph Robertson. Diomedes , a Latin grammarian , who is fup- posed to have lived about the year 410 , treats at large of the three diftinctions mentioned by Donatus . But neither these writers , nor any ... Latin grammarian, who is fup- ...
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Abbreviations accent acute accent Aldus Manutius ancient ancient Greeks aſked atque becauſe caſe Cedilla CHAP claufe clauſe colon comma confifted conftruction conjunction connected Demetrius Phalereus denarius diſtinction diſtinguiſhed divifion edit Effay enclitical Epicurus Epift EXAMPLES expreffed expreffion faid fame fays feems femicolon fenfe fentence fentiment feparated fhort fhould fignifies fimple firſt fome fometimes friendſhip ftar fublime fuch fufficient Græca Græcis grammarians Greek Greek language himſelf Ibid inferted interro interrogation itſelf Latin lefs letters Loft manufcripts MONTF moſt muſt nature neceffary nominative cafe note of exclamation noun obferved Obolus Odyf omitted paffage Palæog parentheſis pauſe perfon period placed pleaſe pleaſure PLIN POPE Præf printed profe punctuation quæ queſtion Quintilian racter reft Roman ſeems ſenſe ſeparated ſmall ſome ſpace Spect SUIDAS tences thefe theſe thoſe thou thouſand tion treatiſe ufed ufual univerſe uſed Varro verb Vide virtue wiſdom writers XENOPH СНАР
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Page 118 - And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 125 - And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
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Page 143 - K5• points out a remarkable passage, or something that requires particular attention. A Brace > is used in poetry at the end of a triplet or three lines, which have the same rhyme. Braces are also used to connect a number of words with one common term, and are introduced to prevent a repetition in writing or printing. An...
Page 82 - The pride of wealth is contemptible, the pride of learning is pitiable, the pride of dignity is ridiculous, and the pride of bigotry is insupportable.
Page 118 - And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals, (for it was cold) and they warmed themselves : and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
Page 127 - For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
Page 45 - arises" is understood before "curiosity" and " knowledge;" at which words a considerable pause is necessary. RULE xx. The words, nay, so, hence, again, first, secondly, formerly, now, lastly, once more, above all, on the contrary, in the next place, in short, and all other words and phrases of the same kind, must generally be separated from the context by a comma: as, " Remember thy best and first friend ; formerly, the supporter of thy infancy, and the guide of thy childhood ; now, the guardian...
Page 131 - Lord Cardinal, if thou think'ft on heaven's blifs, Hold up thy hand, make fignal of thy hope. He die.s and makes no fign ! O God, forgive him.
Page 127 - Know then this truth (enough for man to know) 'Virtue alone is happiness below.