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( c ) " The foxes ' and lions ' voices frighten you and Caius's daughter . ' i.e. The voices of the foxes and of the lions they - are - frightening you and the daughter of Caius . Voces vulpium et leonum terrent te et filiam Caii .
( c ) " The foxes ' and lions ' voices frighten you and Caius's daughter . ' i.e. The voices of the foxes and of the lions they - are - frightening you and the daughter of Caius . Voces vulpium et leonum terrent te et filiam Caii .
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... frightened by the voices of the dragons , we were hoping ourselves not to be about to be seen . Ego et soror mea , territi vocibus draconum , spera- bamus nos non visum iri . ( b ) " Having heard the lions I ran to Caius's house .
... frightened by the voices of the dragons , we were hoping ourselves not to be about to be seen . Ego et soror mea , territi vocibus draconum , spera- bamus nos non visum iri . ( b ) " Having heard the lions I ran to Caius's house .
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( g ) " I believe that Caius's sister , being asked who she was and what she had to do , replied that she was your daughter , but that she did not know what she must do . " I believe the sister of Caius , having been asked who she was ...
( g ) " I believe that Caius's sister , being asked who she was and what she had to do , replied that she was your daughter , but that she did not know what she must do . " I believe the sister of Caius , having been asked who she was ...
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The voices of the lions do not frighten Caius's sisters . 8. The sister of the boys was building the king's walls . 4. C. 1. Balbus's dragon was frightening the king's sisters LATIN EXERCISES . 21.
The voices of the lions do not frighten Caius's sisters . 8. The sister of the boys was building the king's walls . 4. C. 1. Balbus's dragon was frightening the king's sisters LATIN EXERCISES . 21.
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Caius's daughters were building the queen's table . The boys ' mothers do not see the robber's daughters . The judge's brother was holding Balbus's dragon . 7 . 8 . 4. D. 1. The slave's son was fearing the dragon's voice . 2.
Caius's daughters were building the queen's table . The boys ' mothers do not see the robber's daughters . The judge's brother was holding Balbus's dragon . 7 . 8 . 4. D. 1. The slave's son was fearing the dragon's voice . 2.
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| Title | An easy introduction to Latin prose composition |
| Author | Arthur Marwood Wilcox |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | C. Thurnam and Sons, 1877 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 27 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 12 pages |
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