A Short Introduction Of Grammar [by W. Lily. Followed By] Brevissima Institutio, Seu Ratio Grammatices Cognoscendæ [by W. Lily. With] Propria Quæ Maribus [&c.] Construed [by W. Haine. The Whole Ed. By J. Ward]


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This comprehensive volume collects multiple works on Latin grammar from the 15th and 16th centuries. Featuring detailed explanations, exercises, and translations, this book was designed to teach novice Latin students the fundamentals of the language. With so much information at your fingertips, you'll be speaking Latin like a pro in no time! This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




A Short Introduction of Grammar ... (Lily's Grammar) for the bringing up of all those that intend to attain to the knowledge of the Latin tongue. ( B revissima Institutio, seu ratio grammatices cognoscendæ, etc.) Compiled by Richard Coxe? and others, the first part chiefly from Colet's Aeditio and Lily's Rudimenta, the second part from various sources, including Lily's Rules


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Brevissima institutio


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Lily's Grammar of Latin in English


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This is an edition of the 16th-century Latin grammar which became, by Henry VIII's acclamation, the first authorised text for the teaching of Latin in grammar schools in England. It deeply influenced the study of Latin and the understanding of grammar. This edition includes chapters on its origins, composition, and subsequent history.