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HEBREW.

PSALMS OF DAVID (FIRST TWELVE) in HEBREW, with an improved Latin Translation, and Pronunciation according to the vowel points; with an extensive Praxis. To which is appended a Hebrew Grammar, by the Rev. W. BAILLIE, LL.D. 8vo. cloth, pp. 264, 14s.

This work is admitted to be the best ever published on the subject, and includes many of the modern improvements of Gesenius and others, not to be found in "Bythner's Lyra." An easy Hebrew Grammar is added, which renders the study of this language comparatively simple. From the general complaint of there being numerous errors in some editions of "Bythner's Lyra" the publisher has spared no expense to render this work as perfect in every respect as possible.

"Dr. Baillie is an accomplished scholar. He was on the ground of superior attainments and claims, appointed principal of Kilkenny College ;-an institution which sent forth, under his auspices, some of the most brilliant scholars our University has had to boast of. He received his appointment to the living of Clonedevaddock, from the Provost and Senior Fellows of Trinity College; since which he has published the work before us not the first publication which has done him credit. The Grammar, which is the second part of this work, appears to us an excellent one. It possesses two qualities essential to an elementary work-simplicity and clearness. The progressive steps also are easy; and in a language presenting considerable peculiarity of figure and some difficulty even in its alphabet, every effort to remove a first unfavourable impression, should be judiciously made.

"There are a great many Hebrew grammars in course of circulation; but we would give this the preference to any we have seen, of the same dimensions: and a large and ponderous grammar to a beginner is a sufficiently formidable enterprise to deter some from the undertaking altogether, and to make others slow in endeavouring to master it. We recommend this book for its comprehensiveness, which is no ordinary merit. The prefix, if we may so speak, of the First Twelve Psalms in Hebrew, with a Latin version, pronunciation, and parsing, renders this work still more complete and valuable. It is an excellent plan to have a good grammar, and a sufficiently wide field for its practical application within the compass of the same volume.

"As Dr. Baillie has been so candid as to acknowledge his obligations to Mr. Benmohel for his superintendence of the press, we cannot withhold our commendation of his accuracy. We seldom met a work with so few errata, and those of such little consequence."- Christian Examiner.

BAILLIE'S (REV. WM. L. L. D.) SCHOOL HEBREW GRAMMAR, compiled from the best authorities, and designed as an introduction to that Sacred tongue. 8vo. cloth, lettered, 6s. 6d.

The Editor's object has been to glean such information as the youthful scholar may implicitly rely on, and to present it in so tangible a form, that it may be readily understood by the most inexperi enced mind.

GREEK.

DARLEY'S (REV. J. R.) GRECIAN DRAMA, being a Treatise on the Dramatic Literature of the Greeks, 8vo. cloth, 12s.

The above will be found to contain a greater quantity of well arranged matter, than any single work hitherto published on the same subject. Nothing has been left undone to render it a complete Manual of the Dramatic Literature of the Greeks.

DARLEY'S (REV. J. R.) TREATISE ON HOMER, with Miscellaneous Questions, &c. 12mo. cloth, 5s.

KING'S (REV. L. W.) ELEMENTS of the GREEK LANGUAGE, comprehending the Principles and Definitions of Universal Grammar, with a Copious Syntax, &c. 12mo. bound, 2s. 6d.

"This is an excellent elementary work, and as such we strongly recommend it. Simple in arrange. ment-clear in definition-comprehensive but not crowded in detail, the teacher will find it admirably suited to aid him in rendering the elements of the language intelligible to youth."-Monitor.

LATIN.

ETON LATIN GRAMMAR, Revised and Corrected R. GALBRAITH, T.C.D., Editor of the School Virgil, &c. a new edition, 12mo. bound, 1s. 6d.

In this edition of the Eton Grammar, several inaccuracies of former editions are removed; some of the definitions amended; and carefully selected Notes have been added to the Declensions, &c. For the Latin rules of the Eton, the excellent syntax of Ruddiman, with additions, has been substituted-the conciseness and judicious arrangement of which, have justly procured for it a preference in most classical schools.

DR. TOWNSEND YOUNG'S corrected and augmented Edition of

DR. BAILLIE'S ENGLISH ANALYSIS OF ALVARY'S PROSODY, enriched with every important particular to be found in Dr. Anthon's celebrated Prosody, especially Illustrative and Demonstrative Notes, and three most useful Appendices. 18mo. bd. Is. 6d.

SCHOOL and COLLEGE VIRGIL, by R. GALBRAITH, H. OWGAN, H. EDWARDES, G. B. WHEELER, &c.

The NOTES, which are extremely COPIOUS, have been selected with the utmost care from HEYNE, WAGNER, the DELPHIN, FORBIGER, &c. &c. The GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, CHRONOLOGY, MYTHOLOGY, and ANTIQUITIES are so fully explained, as to supersede, to a great extent, the necessity of reference to other Books. Translations (not too literal) or ordines verborum, of the more difficult sentences uniformly supplied, and references made to those passages from HOMER and other Greek and early LATIN writers, who have been imitated by VIRGIL. Numerous quotations from the English poets are given, and no pains have been spared to render this work adapted to the present advanced state of education. VIRGIL, PART I. containing the BUCOLICS and GEORGICS, Illustrated by ENGLISH NOTES, partly selected from previous Commen. tators, and partly original, with Prolegomena, &c. By HENRY OWGAN, ExSchol. and late Senior Classical Moderator, &c. T. C.D.; revised by G. B. WHEELER, A.B., Ex- Schol. and First Senior Classical Moderator, &c. T.C.D., Editor of Pindar, Tacitus, &c. 12mo. cloth, 5s.

VIRGIL, Part II. being the SCHOOL and COLLEGE ENTRANCE VIRGIL, Containing the FIRST SIX ENEIDS, with Copious English Notes, by RICHARD GALBRAITH; Editor of an improved edition of the Eton Latin Grammar, and H. OwGAN, Ex-Schol. &c. T.C.D. Second Edition, greatly enlarged and improved, with Prolegomena, &c. by H. EDWARDES, A.M., T.C.D., and G. B. WHEELER, A.B., Ex-Schol. &c. T.C.D.

(Nearly ready) Part III. containing Æneids, Books 7 to 12.

"This is an excellent edition of Virgil, The Prolegomena ably written, and the English Notes collected from the most learned Continental commentators and critics, supplying all the information the student can stand in want of. We have not seen a more careful or instructive publication of this class, and we heartily recommend it."-Literary Gazette.

FRENCH.

THE FRENCH TEACHER (SECOND SERIES), or L'ECHO DES SALONS, being a series of polite conversations in daily use, with a dictionary annexed, containing more than 5,000 words (the pronunciation based on English sounds), with directions where the consonant is to be carried on to the next vowel, where e is silent, and the vowels short or long-difficulties insurmountable to beginners. By DESIRE PONTET, Ex-professor of Modern Languages, at the Ecole Royale des Mines de Paris, and author of several works on Education. &c. 12mo. bound, 3s. 6d.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR,

THE FRENCH TEACHER (FIRST SERIES), being an easy Word and Phrase Book, with literal translation opposite the French. Second Part, containing a Selection of interesting and amusing Stories, with a more elegant Translation, and giving directions where the consonant is to be carried on to the next vowel, where e is silent, and the vowels long or short, &c. 18mo. Is.

THE FRENCH TEACHER (THIRD SERIES), or the art of translating ENGLISH into FRENCH AT SIGHT, showing at once, the difference of idiom between the two Languages; with an extensive Syntax and Tables of the French Verbs, regular and irregular. The whole forming a complete and easy method for THE ENGLISH to speak pure FRENCH in a very short time. To the work is appended a Dictionary of upwards of 5000 words, Grammatical observations, &c.

The Publisher wishes to draw particular attention to the above Work, for the originality of the plan, &c. as no similar publication has ever appeared. It will also answer as a Key to The French Teacher, Second series, or L'Echo des Salons; and the Second Series will answer as a Key to the Third Series for Self-instruction.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR,

GENERAL TABLES OF THE FRENCH VERBS, regular and irregular, by which the formation of any tense or person required may be immediately found. 12mo. cloth, neatly coloured, price 2s. 6d., by post 3s. 6d.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS OF Pontet's FRENCH TEACHER.

"We hail with pleasure the publication of the above desideratum to our elementary French literature. It is an extensive collection of phrases" selected from the best modern authors," carefully and elegantly arranged, each part complete in itself, and all making one finished system. MONSIFUR PONTET has devoted the most unwearied pains to make this volume a perfect substitute for those who have not been educated in Paris; and in our opinion, he has accomplished his task. The works that have been hitherto published (even those most generally in use) are more the phraseology of the pave than the refined conversations of the salons, besides being clumsily put together, and full of unpardonable inaccuracies. The French language is spoken perhaps less generally well (even in France) than any European language; because the constant and rapid dove-tailing of the words, the continual flowing of the sentences into each other, the numerous liquids, the silent E's and the double sounding O's, and all its refined subtleties make it a language for the educated ear, and of course most difficult of accomplishment. M. PONTET has levelled all these difficulties, and made the progress to perfection in it smooth and easy. A careful perusal, once or twice, of this small volume will render any one quite au fait to an elegant style of French conversation,”—Newry Examiner, 1843.

"Knowledge of French is as necessary to every educated Englishman as his native tongue. There is no 'royal road' to learning French, and the only way to be really bilingual is to learn French according to the method laid down in this publication-by the free and perfect use of the colloquial idiom. It is the best 'French Treatise' we have yet seen. In a dictionary appended to the work, the Author has superadded the pronunciation of all the French words based on English sounds. This is a great advantage to the learner; and a great improvement on the old system, which based the pronunciation on French sounds, with which the English pupil must be unacquainted"-Court Gaz. 1843.

"Considerable attention has evidently been bestowed on this work, in order to facilitate the labours of the pupil. The select phrases are kept up by a series of well-explained lessons, and one of the great advantages in the dictionary is, that it gives a reference by figures, to be attached to each word wherever it occurs. This saves much time and disappointment to the pupil, who is often disheartened by finding that, after all his labour, his translation turns out to be absolute nonsense."-Dub. Lit. Journal, 1843. "It is always with gratification that we have to announce publications, the object of which is to assist the student in attaining knowledge by easier methods than have yet been adopted. Much has been done lately for facilitating the acquisition of languages; there is still room for improved plans; and the work before us is one calculated to meet a want which is very frequently felt by learners of the French language, who have not the advantage of competent teachers, or who attempt self-instruction. The peculiar feature of the present work is, that at the end there is a pronouncing dictionary, based on English sounds, so that the learner has little difficulty in obtaining a correct notion of the proper pronunciation of most of the words he meets with (amounting to 5,000). There are of course, many sounds, nasal and others, to which we have nothing analogous in our own language, so far, therefore, the Pronouncing Dictionary is imperfect, but "L'ECHO DES SALONS' is a careful selection of phrases such as daily and hourly occur in polite conver sation in France, and as such we can heartily recommend it to teachers as well as pupils. We have the greater pleasure in doing this, the author being known to us personally as a gentlemen of great ability; and the high estimation in which his labours are held in Dublin, is of itself a sufficient proof of his merits as an Instructor."-Liverpool Mercury, 1843.

ENGLISH.

GREGORY'S COMPLETE COURSE of ENGINEERING, &c. being an extensive treatise on Surveying, (including trigonometrical) and Levelling with their application to the construction of Common Roads, Railroads, Canals, Harbours, Docks, Tunnels, Viaducts, Aqueducts; Piers, Waterworks, improvement of Lakes, Rivers, Bays, Bogs, Marshes, &c. by drainage, Subsoil ploughing, embankment, and cultivation; to which is prefixed a treatise on Trigonometry applicable to the various branches of Engineering; with a chapter on Atmospheric Railways, &c. the entire being intended as a Text-Book for the use of Civil Engineers, County Surveyors, Engineering Colleges, Private Seminaries, Land Proprietors, and Agents. By JOHN GREGORY, Esq. 2 vols. price 10s. 6d.

each.

YOUNG'S PRONOUNCING AND ETYMOLOGICAL SPELLING BOOK; adapted for Junior and Senior Classes, to the purposes of liberal Education; in which the Principles of Pronunciation and Etymology are gradually developed; and the Greek, Latin, and French Roots of several thousand words added; together with Etymological Exercises, Critical Observations, &c. By TOWNSEND YOUNG, LL.1) The First Part, containing 120 pages, price 1s. bound, or the two parts bound together, Is. 6d.

"We strongly recommend all persons engaged in teaching, to see this work, as we feel confident they will approve of it, and by their using it, tend to the advancement of youth and of their own reputation, as it is unquestionably the most accurate, systematic, and polite introduction to our language."-Statesman. "This indeed is the production of a polite and accomplished scholar, and is perhaps the first of the kind which has ever been presented to the juvenile world by an author of research and judgment. Dr. Young has established the highest_claims to these qualifications, in this useful aid to the most essential part of elementary education. Every page displays his deep and thorough knowledge of the language; and we are convinced that no one has, since the days of Johnson and Walker, examined it more successfully. Of the former he is a worthy follower, in the accuracy of the interpretations; and is vastly superior to the latter in ascertaining and simplifying the principles of correct pronunciation. It is our duty to recommend this little volume strenuously. There is no intelligent instructor that will not, by a moment's comparison perceive that its predecessors are all stamped with vulgarity or incompetency, while Dr. Young's Pronouncing and Etymological Spelling-Book manifests elegant taste, rare abilities and vast experience."-Warder.

"Teachers examine this work, read its plain, decisive, fact-laden preface, and weigh carefully the eleventh section of the second part. We urge you to take so much trouble, and we feel convinced that when you have followed our respectful but strenuous advice, you will come to our conclusion, that this is the first attempt to popularize the principles of pronunciation, to diffuse amongst youth a radical knowledge of the English language, and to correct the corruptions which invade 'our glorious vernacular.””— Dublin Lit. Journal.

"He who pretends to teach upon principle must use this excellent work. He who wishes to be able to correct a vicious pronunciation, without an appeal to Walker, must peruse this satisfactory composition. He who is ambitious to cultivate the taste and judgment of his pupils, must infuse into them, with zeal, perseverance, and promptitude, the learning, the accuracy, and the spirit of this masterly production. With this exception, there is not a spelling-book extant which is not a store.house of error, coarseness, or frivolity."

THE HAND BOOK OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR comprising in a

concise and simple form, the substance of all the most approved English Grammars extant; with questions for Exercise, and copious Examples for Parsing, &c. Also an EXTENSIVE GLOSSARY of the principal words made use of in this Treatise, pointing out the roots and meanings of those derived from the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and French Languages, with a reference to the pages where the words first occur in the Treatise, so as to show their application more clearly, and to supply the student with a selection of Greek and Latin terms, with their meanings in English, that will contribute to render his future introduction to the study of these languages comparatively easy, 18mo. bound, price ls. "This work, is, in our opinion, one of the best elementary books yet given to the public. It comprises in a concise and simple form, the substance of all the most approved English grammars extant, divested of all those difficulties which, in so many instances, present an almost insurmountable barrier to the tyro's progress. The questions for exercise, and the examples for parsing are most copious; and the glossary at the end of the treatise, pointing out the roots and meanings of the several words derived from the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and French languages, will contribute to render the pupil's introduction to the study of these tongues comparatively easy. This work must prove of invaluable service to teachers in schools and private families."- Waterford Mail.

"A well compiled work on grammar, containing whatever is necessary for pupils in public seminaries and private families, and rejecting every thing superfluous, must always be acceptable to teachers. The Hand book is of this description. It has also the additional recommendation of cheapness. Its peculiar characteristic is a copious glossary, giving the explanation of all the words in the treatise which are derived from the learned languages, and from the French and Italian, with their roots in the original tongue, and their meanings in English. The inconvenience of interrupting the course of an explanatory sentence by the parenthetical insertion of the derivation and meaning of the technical terms used in it is thus avoided, and the young pupil has his memory stocked with a copious vocabulary of words of most frequent occur rence in the learned languages, by means of which his rudimental progress in his classical studies will be much facilitated."-World.

COMPENDIUM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY, compiled from the

most approved authorities, and peculiarly adapted to the capacities of children. By the Rev. EDWARD GROVES. Fourth Edition, considerably enlarged and improved, by the introduction of the latest Geographical discoveries. In 18mo. price 6d.

ON THE USE AND STUDY OF HISTORY. By W. TORRENS

MCCULLAGH, Esq, Barrister at Law. 8vo. cloth, price 7s. 6d.

"This is no tamely-penned treatise-no cold or cautiously written essay, but the brilliant conversation of a man of feeling, and the friendly outpouring of a philosophic and cultivated mind. The merit of the book is that it speaks. It is not directed like a set theme to establish any pet principle of the author, but abounds with manly views of History and Historians, expressed with a hearty fervour, which tells us that the man who speaks is in downright earnest. It gives an appetite for study; it makes us hunger and thirst for the knowledge of history."-Southern Reporter.

EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY MADE INTERESTING; or, the Pupil's Companion to the MAP of EUROPE; being the Geography of this important division, conveyed in a pleasing form by inductive interrogation, wherein much Biographical, Historical, and Statistical information is incidentally conveyed, conformably with the method of teaching practised in a school eminent for the cultivation of this popular study, interspersed with copious Notes. To which is prefixed, QUESTIONS on GENERAL GEOGRAPHY. By JAMES GASKIN. 18mo. cloth, 1ls. 6d.

"An excellent pupil's companion and manual of European geography for schools; and to the latter we specially recommend it. The instruction is conveyed in the best form, viz,-the interrogative system; and the questions and answers are lucidly arranged, so as to fix the geographical facts and definitions indelibly on the memory of the scholar. In the most unqualified sense of the title, it is what its name imports Geography made interesting.'"-Court Gazette.

The incidental and graphic quotations from such modern tourists and eminent writers as Lamartine, Byron, Stephens, Doctor Lawrence, Moore, Campbell, Chateaubriand, Rogers, Southey, &c. besides vesting every spot with an interest historical or biographical, tend in a high degree to develope and cultivate a taste for polite literature. As the author states in the preface, History and Geography are thus made to reciprocate their assistance;' the pupil is not fatigued with dry details of columns of provinces, cantons countries, and departments to be had by rote; he finds matter congenial to his taste, and views the globe as the habitations of rational beings, divided into different kingdoms and states, and exhibiting various monuments of skill and industry. We wish the author the most sincere success, and trust that this little work will meet with the approbation to which it is entitled."-Freeman.

PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION.

THE HOMERIC GLOSSARY, a Lexicon of ALL THE WORDS occurring in the ILIAD and ODYSSEY, with their Etymologies and corresponding Significations; on the new principles laid down and illustrated in the Elementary Works of THIEKSCH, BUTTMAN, DONALDSON, &c. &c. ; including Original, Prefatory, and Incidental Notes. By HENRY OWGAN, Ex-Scholar, and Senior Classical Moderator, T.C.D. &c.

JUVENAL. SATIRES 3, 10, 13, and 14, as read in the Entrance Course of T.C.D. With COPIOUS ENGLISH NOTES, Critical and Exegetical, taken chiefly from RUPERTI, and containing nearly all of that Editor's Annotations; a Life of Juvenal; a Chronological and Tabular View of the Life and Times of the same; RUPERTI on ROMAN SATIRE, being a Translation of his Introductory Treatise to Juvenal; an account of the Roman Satiric Poets, and an inquiry into the different styles of Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal.

AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSLATION will also be published separately. SATIRES 1, 4, 7, 8, and Persius, completing all that is requisite for the University, will appear soon after the above. By W. C. BoYD, T.C.D., Classical Assistant-Master in Dungannon College. ARITHMETIC, ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE; containing all that is beautiful in the former, and useful in the latter. With an Original and more Rational Arrangement of many of the Rules, Simple Demonstrations of their Principles, and Concise Methods of Application. The whole copiously interspersed with ample suggestions to Teachers, while treating it as an art, how to maintain its dignity as a science. To which is prefixed, an introductory History of its Origin and Progress; and annexed is an Appendix, containing Notes, Critical and Explanatory. By JAMES W. KAVANAGH, Head Master of the National (Male) Model Schools, Marlborough Street, Dublin.

Just Published, in foolscap 8vo. cloth, price 6s. JACK'S EDITION OF LIFE AT SEA, or the Jervian System in 183-; being a Series of Letters from an OLD IRISH CAPTAIN OF THE HEAD to his Nephew; to which are added, a Set of Orders, which are calculated to bring H. M. S. into "great good order."

"Man clothed in a little brief authority,

Would cut such capers as would mak um cat laff."

Nigger's Quotation of Shakspeare.