thing to Agesilaus, (going profectus) of his own accord (abl.) to help them, (commanded præfuit) the Egyptian fleet; Agesilaus (the land pedestribus) forces. He [Dionysius] gave Arete, the wife of Dion, (in marriage nuptum) to another. They go to destroy all good [men]. (I am hired conductus sum) to cook, not (to be beaten vapulatum). Why dost thou go to destroy thyself? When Olympias, who had been the mother of Alexander, had sent (subj.) letters and messengers into Asia (to ad) him, to consult whether she should come to recover Macedonia, (for she then dwelt in Epirus) and seize (impf. subj.) (the government eas res); he first advised her (not to stir ne se movēret), (but to wait et exspectaret till quoad) the son of Alexander should obtam the kingdom.

Supine in v.

Thou wilt do what shall seem best to be done. A thing (horrid horrenda) to be related. The constitution is very difficult to be managed. (Nearly about ferè per) that time a thing happened to Cæsar's army incredible to be heard. It is necessary to be known. This is right (i. e. lawful) to be spoken. (It is wickedness nefas est) to be spoken. Uttering such [things], she filled (impf.) all the palace (lit. roof) with her groans (sing.), when a (prodigy monstrum), sudden and wonderful to be spoken of, arises! A monster horrid, enormous, to whom are (as many quot) plumes [as are in her] body, (so many tot) watchful eyes (beneath subter), wonderful to be spoken, so many tongues, (so many babbling mouths totidem ora sonant, she pricks up subrigit) so many ears. (Nay quin), they prefix (the very ipsa) heads of Nisus and Euryălus, miserable to be seen, on erect spears, and follow with much acclamation.

THE ENGLISH INFINITIVE.

The English infinitive is not always rendered by a Latin infinitive; for, after sum, the infinitive active is rendered in Latin by the future in rus; the infinitive passive, by the future in dus.

MODEL.

Darius was about to wage He is either to be taught or untaught.

war.

Illaturus bellum Darius erat. Aut docendus is est aut dedocendus.

EXERCISE 61.

*The verbs puto, existimo, spero, uspicor, &c. are often followed by fore or futurum esse; and esse is sometimes omitted.

my of Catiline so much now to be dreaded, as those who are said to have deserted that army.

na, quàm iste, qui ille exercitus desero inf. dico.

ENGLISH TO BE TURNED INTO LATIN.

What can be said (to ad) these [things] for I do not ask what thou mayest be about to say. (Then indè) Alexander recovers Rhodes, Egypt and Cilicia, without a contest. Then (he goes to pergit ad) Jupiter Hammon, about to consult both concerning the event of future [affairs], and concerning his own origin. And will any one doubt what he can effect by valour, who effected (perf. subj.) so much by authority? Or how easily (he can sit) protect [your] allies and revenues by his power, and with an army, (who by his very name and reputation qui ipso nomine ac rumore) defended (perf. subj.) [them]? He seems to be pitied [by] some, to be laughed at [by] others. The helps, which we have, are not only not to be diminished, but even new [ones] (if possible si fieri possit) [are] to be procured.

ADAM. RULE 37. Obs. 3.

MODEL.

They come to see the games.

Veniunt ut ludos spectent.

Veniunt qui ludos spectent.

Veniunt ad spectandum ludos.

Veniunt spectandi ludos causâ or gratiâ.
Veniunt spectandōrum ludōrum causâ.
Veniunt spectandi ludōrum causâ.

Veniunt ad spectandos ludos.

Veniunt spectatum ludos.

And more elegantly,

Veniunt ludos spectatūri.*

* And poetically, Veniunt ludos spectare.

EXERCISE 62.

The pupil is to vary each sentence according to the model.

He sent trusty men to fetch the fleet.

I came hither to extricate thee from thy difficulties.

Then Romulus, by the advice of the fathers, sent ambassadors to the neighbouring states to solicit their friendship and connubial alliances with this newly-established people.

Cæsar draws back his forces to the next hill; and he sent his horse to sustain the attack of the enemies.

Darius, king of the Persians, having shamefully fled from Scythia, that he might not be accounted every where inglorious by the losses of war, sends, with a part of his forces, Megabyzus to conquer Thrace and the other kingdoms of that quarter, to which Macedonia was to be added.

Cæsar, having commanded all things necessary, ran about to encourage his men, wheresoever fortune carried [him], and came down to the tenth legion. He encouraged the soldiers with no longer speech than that they

Certus homo dimitto ut classis arcesso.

Huc venio tu ex difficultas eripio fut. in rus.

Tum ex consilium pater, Romulus legātus circa vicinus gens mitto, qui societas connubiumque novus populus peto.

Copiæ suus Cæsar in proximus collis subduco; equitatusque, qui sustineo hostis impetus, mitto.

Is, quôd in hic locus inopia frumentum sing. sum impf., præfectus tribunusque miles (complūres) in finitimus civitas, frumentum sing. peto gerundive causa dimitto.

Darius, rex Persa, turpis ab Scythia fuga summōtus, ne ubique deformis militia damnum habeo, mitto cum pars copiæ Megaby zus ad subĭgo Thracia, cæterque is tractus regnum, qui sum impf. accedo fut, in rus Macedonia.

Cæsar, necessarius res imperātus abl. abs., ad cohortor miles, qui acc. in pars acc. fors offero decurro, et ad legio decímus devenio. Miles non longus oratio cohortor, quàm

should retain the memory of their former bravery; nor should be discomposed in mind, but sustain bravely the charge of their enemies.

utì suus pristinus virtus memoria retineo; neu perturbo animus; hostisque impetus fortiter sustineo.

ENGLISH TO BE TURNED INTO LATIN.

He sends Rabirius Postumus into Sicily to fetch (gerund) a second supply of (provision commeatum). He flies into the temple to implore (part. in rus) the gods for aid (acc.) and to consult (part. in rus) the oracle. He went to the river to wash away (part. in rus) the blood. They came to attack (sup. in um) the camp [with] a great (body of men manu). Two Roman knights were found (perf.) to free (subj. with qui) thee of that care (abl.), (who promised et pollicerentur) [that] they would assassinate (part. in rus) me that very night (abl.) in my bed, a little before (day-break lucem). (I learned ego compĕri) all these [things], (when scarcely, vix dum etiam) your assembly [was] dismissed (abl. absol.). I fortified and secured my house (with additional guards majoribus præsidiis). I excluded those whom thou hadst sent to compliment (lit. to salute, sup. in um) me [in the] morning; when they themselves came (plupf. subj.), (who quos), I (had declared beforehand jam prædixeram) to many men, would come (acc. part. in rus) to me (at that time id temporis). When (it was mentioned, nunciatum esset) to the Romans, that Philip was about to bring over his forces into Italy, they sent Lævinus the prætor with (well-provided instructis) ships to hinder (gerund) [his] passage. Hippias had been lately sent by the king to defend (gerund) (the forest saltum). All often came publicly to me, (beseeching me to undertake ut suscipěrem) the cause and defence of all their fortunes.

ADAM.-RULE 55 & 56.

MEASURE AND DISTANCE; AND TIME.

MODEL.

Do not stir a foot hence. He

is distant four miles.

Pedem hinc ne discessĕris. Abest quatuor millibus passuum.