Lectures on the Greek Language and LiteratureWindt and Conrad, 1835 - 165 páginas |
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Página 96
... verbs . Thus with the im- perfect of the verb xw , to have , is formed the pluperfect of the indicative ; as είχα γράψει , I had written and the present and the imperfect of W , I will , are used in the formation of several tenses ; ας ...
... verbs . Thus with the im- perfect of the verb xw , to have , is formed the pluperfect of the indicative ; as είχα γράψει , I had written and the present and the imperfect of W , I will , are used in the formation of several tenses ; ας ...
Página 97
... verbs ; has no dual number , no dative case , and has lost entirely the infinitive mood ; the place of which is supplied by a periphrasis . Thus instead of saying οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀποκριθῆναι , the modern Greek would say δὲν εἶχε δύναμιν ν ...
... verbs ; has no dual number , no dative case , and has lost entirely the infinitive mood ; the place of which is supplied by a periphrasis . Thus instead of saying οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀποκριθῆναι , the modern Greek would say δὲν εἶχε δύναμιν ν ...
Página 98
... verb to do ; as dèv xáμveis äλλo thou dost nothing else ; or in that of the French verb faire , as κάμνει κρύος il fait froid — κάμνει ζέστα il fait chaud . The word aλoyos anciently signified irrational , not endowed with reason or ...
... verb to do ; as dèv xáμveis äλλo thou dost nothing else ; or in that of the French verb faire , as κάμνει κρύος il fait froid — κάμνει ζέστα il fait chaud . The word aλoyos anciently signified irrational , not endowed with reason or ...
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... verbs ; that of their vari- ous inflexions ; and that consistently with which verbal nouns are arranged in classes according to terminations which have certain meanings in- variably attached . Such analogies , no doubt , exist in every ...
... verbs ; that of their vari- ous inflexions ; and that consistently with which verbal nouns are arranged in classes according to terminations which have certain meanings in- variably attached . Such analogies , no doubt , exist in every ...
Página 105
... verbs - Von Lennep of the Analogy that prevails in the inflexion of verbs , and declension of nouns -Cattier of that according to which certain sig- nifications and certain terminations are invariably connected . Valckenaer was a pupil ...
... verbs - Von Lennep of the Analogy that prevails in the inflexion of verbs , and declension of nouns -Cattier of that according to which certain sig- nifications and certain terminations are invariably connected . Valckenaer was a pupil ...
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Página 76 - By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Página 151 - ... aut proxima extremae aut ab ea tertia. trium porro, de quibus loquor, media longa aut acuta aut flexa erit, eodem loco brevis utique gravem habebit sonum, ideoque positam ante se, id est ab ultima tertiam, acuet.
Página 40 - ... parents ; unless, indeed, when in the temple, he by his ready answers to the questions of the Rabbins, and his skilful exposition of the Scriptures, astonished those that heard him, and gave an omen of his future greatness. The designs of Mahomet were gradually and cautiously unfolded, and in order to prepare the minds of his countrymen for the reception of his faith, he first artfully persuaded his own relations and domestics, and drew to his side the most powerful of his neighbours. Jesus walked...
Página 14 - Iliad, and has made great progress in Virgil, and his hope that he tastes and loves particularly authors, who are not only the two greatest poets, but who contain the finest lessons for his age to imbibe ; lessons of honor, courage, disinterestedness, love of truth, command of temper, gentleness of behavior, humanity, and in one word, virtue in its true signification. He exhorts his nephew to drink deep of those divine springs ; and assures him that the pleasure of the draught equals the prodigious...
Página 153 - Verse. 1. THE first general rule for reading verse is, that we ought to give it that measured harmonious flow of sound which distinguishes it from prose, without falling into a bombastic, chanting pronunciation, which makes it ridiculous.
Página 67 - In their lowest servitude and depression, the subjects of the Byzantine throne were still possessed of a golden key that could unlock the treasures of antiquity ; of a musical and prolific language, that gives a soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the abstractions of philosophy.
Página 151 - Ipsa enim natura , quasi modularetur hominum orationem, in omni verbo posuit acutam vocem, nec una plus, nec a postrema syllaba citra tertiam : quo magis naturam ducem ad au.rium voluptatem sequatur industria.
Página 11 - ... the hours spent upon them, that he could not have employed the same portion of time with equal advantage in any other way. But if the mere study of a language be in this point of view important, the actual possession of it will appear no less so, when we consider, how much an acquaintance with one, facilitates the acquisition of a second, and a third; what essential aid a knowledge of the ancient affords to the student of modern tongues, as respects the utility of which there is no dispute ;...
Página 12 - ... circumstances of the case. When we consider the obstacles with which it has had to contend, and the causes that have operated to retard and depress it, we have reason to be encouraged with its present aspect, and with the degree of attention and respect it has succeeded in winning from "an age so devoted to the pursuit of gain that it regards with little favor what has not a tendency to promote some pecuniary end.
Página 14 - ... disinterestedness, love of truth, command of temper, gentleness of behavior, humanity, and in one word, virtue in its true signification. He exhorts his nephew to drink deep of those divine springs ; and assures him that the pleasure of the draught equals the prodigious advantage of it to the heart and morals. Milton teaches, both by precept and example, the great value of these studies, and prays God to recompense a father, whose ' exceeding great care had caused him to be diligently instructed...