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thereby encouraged to proceed. Secondly, by putting each declension of a noun and adjective, or each Tense of a verb in a different square prevents embarrasment; for by directing the eye to the place, and repeating each particular till perfect, a strong association arises between the eye of the mind, and the place of locality, (the same as there is between the ear and a note in music) and when the pupil is asked for any person in any Tense, he knows immediately where to look for that Tense, and thereby is not likely to confound one with another.

Each adjective may also be united to its corresponding substantive, and both declined together; this would save much time, besides, the pupil would learn at once to join them-as bona musa, &c.

In giving directions for learning every thing which concerns the squares, I have continually admonished the Student not to pore intensely on the page, but give a mere glance at it, and take off just as much at once as the mind will contain for the moment, and look towards the square repeating it till perfect; and thus proceed with the next portion Without looking at the place of locality, while learning any thing, there will be no association between the eye of the mind and the place; it moreover enlivens the faculties, and entirely prevents that stupidity which often occurs, by too earnestly fixing the eye for a long time on the same spot, i. e. the book.

LATIN VERBS.----ACTIVE VOICE.

I. INDICATIVE MOOD,

PRESENT TENSE,-Do.

Amo, to love-Moneo, to advise-Rego, to ruleAudio, to hear.

(Am)o, I do (Mon)eo, Ido-(Re)go, Ido-(Aud)io, I do,

as, thou dost

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at, he doth

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VI.-IMPERATIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.-No First Person Singular.

a,ato, love thou, or do thou love-e,eto -ge,gito,

—i,ito,

et,ato, love he, or let him love eat,eto,-gat,gito, -iat,ito,

eamus,-gamus. -iamus,

'emus, love we, or let us love

ate,atote, love ye, or do ye love ent,anto, love they, or let them love,

-ete,etote, gite,gitote,--ite,itote, eant,

iant,

-gant,gunto,

ento,

unto,

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IX.---PRETERPERFECT TENSE.---(Should have) first person ends in erim. And the Future Tense, (shall have)* first person ends in ero.

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Present and Preterim- Amare, to love, Monere, to advise,

perfect Tense.

Preter. and Preter-S

advis

Regere, to rule,-Audire, to hear. Amavisse, to have loved,-Monuisse, to have advised,

pluperfect Tense. Rexisse, to have ruled,-Audivisse, to

have heard.

This is the only difference between the Preterperfect Tense (Poten. tial Mood) and the Future, except that we use the words (should have) with the former, and (shall have) with the latter.

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Active-Amatum, to love, -Monitum,-Rectum,-Auditum, Passive--Amatu, to be loved,-Monitu, -Rectu, -Auditu.

XIV.-PARTICIPLES.

Present Tense.-Amans, loving, Monens, Regens, Audiens, Future in rus.-Amaturus, about to love, Moniturus, Recturus, Auditurus.

FINIS.

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