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want to begin with anti-bilious pills. Then you want a febrifuge. Then you want a tonic. All this failing, you want a physician; then, utterly depressed, you want a minister; and after that you don't know what you want; but before you have been long in the perplexity of not knowing what you want, you have another chill, and then the perplexity is over, for you decide that your want is MORE COVER.

All these wants make lively markets. When you have nothing else to take your attention, you have the buzzing in your ear that comes from large doses of quinine. This noise is like an œcumenical council of bees, and has a poetic and rhythmic effect in reminding you of that delightful refrain,

"How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour!"

Oh that all the world lived in the country, and that

had a river front!

every house

NIS

MODEL TEXT BOOKS

FOR

SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES AND COLLEGES.

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THOMAS CHASE, A.M.,

GEORGE STUART, A.M.,

PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL LITERATURE, & PROFESSOR OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE,

Haverford College,

Penna.

Central High School,

Philada.

REFERENCES TO

HARKNESS'S LATIN GRAMMAR,

ANDREWS & STODDARD'S LATIN GRAMMAR,
BULLIONS & MORRIS'S LATIN GRAMMAR,

AND

ALLEN'S MANUAL LATIN GRAMMAR.

THE publication of this edition of the Classics was suggested by the constantly increasing demand by teachers for an edition which, by judicious notes, would give to the student the assistance really necessary to render his study profitable, furnishing explanations of passages difficult of interpretation, of peculiarities of syntax, &c., and yet would require him to make faithful use of his grammar and dictionary.

It is believed that this Classical Series needs only to be known to insure its very general use. The publishers claim for it peculiar merit, and beg leave to call attention to the following important particulars:

The purity of the texts.

The clearness and conciseness of the notes, and their adaptation to the wants of students.

The beauty of the type and paper.

The handsome style of binding.

The convenience of the shape and size.

The low price at which the volumes are sold.

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