Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The quantity' of all long vowels has been marked to assist beginners in forming correct habits of pronuncia tion. The authority for these has been Lewis's Elementary. Latin Dictionary, 1895 edition, as being the latest and most widely followed. Thanks are due for assistance and suggestions to Mr. Wm. C. Collar, headmaster Of the Roxbury Latin School.