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LATIN AND GREEK, THE LATIN READER: from the 5th German Edition. By

1 FREDERIC JACOBS, Professor of Ancient Literature at Gotha; Editor of the Greek Anthology, the Greek Reader, &c. &c. 3s. bound.

2. The LATIN READER, second Part: from the 4th German Edition. By Professor JACOBS. With Explanatory Notes by T. W. C. EDWARDS, M.A. 38.6d, bound. · These works of Professor Jacobs abound both with instruction and entertainment, are full of interest, and have passed through several editions in many parts of the Continent of Europe and States of America.

3. The ETON LATIN GRAMMAR, with the Addition of many useful Notes and Observations, and also of the accents and quantity; together with an entirely new Version of all the Latin Rules and Examples. By T.'W. C. EDWARDS, M.A. 3d Edit. 2s.6d. bound. · This grammar is accented throughout. The Notes are entirely original, very copious, and most lucid ; the construing is altogether new, and not only more literal, but clearer and more intelligible than in any other edition of the Eton Grammar ever yet published.

4. LATIN DELECTUS; or, First Lessons in Construing, adapted throughout to the Rules of Syntax of the Eton Latin Grammar, Rule by Rule, with a Directrix, a Clavis Verborum, and Clavis of Proper Names. 2d Edit. By T. W. C. EDWARDS, M.A. 2s.6d, bound.

In this work all the accents and quantities are marked, precisely as in Edwards's Eton Latin Grammar.

5. ELEMENTS of LATIN HEXAMETERS and PENTAMETERS. By the late Rev. ROBERT BLAND. Seventh Edit. 38. bound.

6. SYNTACTICAL EXAMINATION; or Questions and Examples adapted to the Syntax of the Latin Grammar. 2nd Edit. 2s, bound.

7. SENTENTIÆ SELECTÆ; or Select Latin Sentences for Progressive Lessons in Latin Construing, being a Sequel to EDWARDS's Latin DeLECTUS, and a convenient Class-Book for the middle forms of Schools. By T. W. C. EDWARDS, M.A. 28. 6d. bound.

In this work the quantity of the penult of every word of more than two syllables is marked throughout, without exception, to regulate the pronunciation :- but the quantity of the other syllables, and the accents of the words, are not marked.

8. An INTRODUCTION to LATIN CONSTRUING; or, easy and progressive Lessons for Reading, to be used by the Pupil as soon as the first Declension has been committed to memory, adapted to the most popular Grammars, but more particularly to that used in the College at Eton. By the Rev. J. BOSWORTH, M.A., F.R.L.S. &c. The second Edition, 28. 6d. bound. . 9. LATIN CONSTRUING; or easy and progressive Lessons from Classical Authors, with Rules for translating Latin into English, designed to teach the Analysis of simple and compound Sentences, and the method of construing Phædrus and Nepos, as well as the higher (lassics, without the help of an English translation. By the Rev. J. BOSWORTH, M.A. &c. Second Edition. 28. 6d. bound. : 10. LATIN VERSIFICATION SIMPLIFIED. By JOHN CAREY, LL.D. 2s. bound. The Key, 2s.6d, bound.

(Simpkin and Marshall's School-Books—continued.) . 11. EXEMPLA GRÆCA MINORA ; or, first series of examples to be turned from English into Greek : forming easy and progressive exercises, illustrative of the Rules of Syntax of the Eton Greek Grammar, rule by rule. To which is added, in English and Greek, a Vocabulary or Lexicon of all the Words. By T. W.C. EDWARDS, M.A. 2s.6d. bound.

12. A SKETCH of the GREEK ACCIDENCE, arranged in a manner convenient for Transcription; by means of which learners may be assisted in committing to memory. The second Edition. By JOHN HODGKIN. 2s.6d. sewed, 3s. bound.

13. The ETON GREEK GRAMMAR, as used at the College at Eton; with the quantity of the doubtful penultimate Vowels, on which the pronunciation depends, both in Latin and Greek, and numerous explanatory Notes in English, incorporating the most important improvements of the Port Royal, Matthiæ, Jones, Valpy, and others; with the justly-esteemed and well-established Eron Plan: for the use of Schools and private learners. From the Manuscript of a late Member of the University of Cambridge, by bis brother, the Rev. J. BOSWORTH, M.A., F.A.S., and Author of Latin Construing, &c. 5s. bound.

14. GREEK DELECTUS; or, First Lessons in Greek Construing ; adapted to the Rules of Syntax of the Eton Greek Grammar. With Notes on some peculiar Passages, and a Lexicon Verborum. By T. W.C. EDWARDS, M.A. 3s, 6d. bound.

15. A KEY to the GREEK TESTAMENT; being a selection of Chapters philologically explained : for the use of young men designed for the ministry. By CHARLES HOOK, Author of a Synopsis of Latin Grammar, and Steps to Latin Verses. 3s. 6d. boards.

FRENCH, ITALIAN, &c. 16. A NEW POCKET DICTIONARY of the ITALIAN and FRENCH LANGUAGES, abridged from Alberti's; enriched with the technical terms of the Arts and Sciences, and the conjugations of regular and irregular verbs, for the use of both Italians and Fiench, and of Schools. By JOSEPH MARTINELLI. A new Edition, corrected and revised by M. SANTAGNELLO, Author of a Dictionary of the * Peculiarities of the Italian Language,'' &c. 2 vols. 10s. sewed.

17. A GENERAL TABLE of the ITALIAN VERBS, regular and irregular, by which the formation of any Tense or Person required, may be immediately found. 'Executed by R. ZOTTI, after the French Plan laid down by R. Juigné, in his Table of French Verbs. A new Edition, corrected and improved by C. BRUNO, Coloured, 3s. 6d.

18. The CHILD's FRENCH FRIEND: being Grammar, Exercises, and Vocabulary for the use of Childien from four to eight years of age. By M. A. ALLISON, Author of Questions on the Grammar of the French Language. 25. half-bound.

19. A SEQUEL to the CHILD's FRENCH FRIEND: in the press ; nearly ready.

20. HISTOIRE de CHARLES XII. Roi de Suède. Par M. VOLTAIRE. Nouvelle Edition stéréotype, soigneusement revue et corrigée sur les meilleures impressions. Par M. CATTY, Premier Maître de Langue Françoise à l'Académie Royale et Militaire de Woolwich. 48. bound.

21. A GENERAL TABLE of the FRENCH VERBS, regular and irregular, by which the formation of any Tense or Person required may be immedi. ately found. By R. JUIGNE, M.A., of the University of Paris. Coloured, 3s.

(Simpkin and Marshall's School-Books—continued.) 22. LE NOUVEAU TESTAMENT de Notre Seigneur JESUS CHRIST. Imprimé sur l'Edition de Paris, de l'Année 1805. Edition stéréotype revue et corrigée, avec soin d'après le texte Grec. 48. 6d, bound.

23. ELISABETH, ou les EXILES de SIBERIE. Par Mad. COTTIN. Onzième edition, avec des Notes explicatives, historiques et géographiques. Par R. JUIGNE. 38. bound.

24. A COMPENDIOUS SAXON GRAMMAR of the primitive English or Anglo-Saxon Language ; being chiefly a selection of what is most valuable and practical in “The Elements of the Anglo-Saxon Grammar," with some additional observations. By the Rev. J. BOSWORTH, M.A., F.A.S., F.R.S.L., Honorary Member of the Copenhagen Society for Ancient Literature of the North, and Vicar of Lite tle Horwood, Bucks. 58. boards.

GEOGRAPHY, DRAWING, ALGEBRA, &c. 25. The GEOGRAPHY of the GLOBE, containing a description of its several Divisions of Laud and Water. To which are added, Problems on the Terrestrial and Celestial Globes, and a Series of Questions for Examination. By JOHN OLDING BUTLER, Teacher of Writing, Arithmetic, and Geography. 48.6d, bd. “We can recommend this as an excellent school-book."--Eclectic Review, May, 1826.

26. QUESTIONS in ROMAN HISTORY, with Geographical Illustrations and Maps ; to which are prefixed, Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and Institutions of the Romans. By JOHN OLDING BUTLER. 58. 6d. bound.

“We can safely recommend these · Questions' as an almost essential appendage to the School Library.”—Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 1827.

27. CAMERA, or ART of DRAWING in WATER COLOURS; with Instructions for Sketching from Nature, comprising the whole process of Watercoloured Drawing, familiarly exemplified in Drawing, Shadowing, and Tinting a complete Landscape, in all its progressive stages; and directions for compounding and using Colours, Sepia, Indian Ink, Bister, &c. By J. HASSEL. 58. boards.

28. A KEY to KEITH's TREATISE on the GLOBES: containing near One Thousand Solutions, worked out to the nicest accuracy, and in so explicit a manner as to enable the Student to gain a complete and scientific knowledge of both Globes, without any instruction from a master. Second Edition. By C. VINES, Mathematician and Nautical Astronomer. 48. boards.

29. A CONCISE VIEW of ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY; with Biographical, Chronological, and Historical Notes; and seven neat illustrative Maps : designed as an easy Introduction to the Rev. Dr. Butler's Sketch of Ancient Geography, with the Names of Persons and Places carefully accented, to direct the Pronunciation. By W, BOND. '4s. 6d. boards.

** An unassuming, but very useful, little work, containing a clear and comprehensive summary of ancient and modern geography.”—Gentleman's Magazine.

30. A COMPENDIUM of ALGEBRA, with Notes and Demonstrations, shewing the reasou of every Rule, designed for the use of Schools, and those persons who have not the advantage of a Preceptor; the whole arranged on a Plan calcu. lated to abridge the labour of the Master, and facilitate the improvement of the Pupil. By GEORGE PHILLIPS, of Queen's College, Cambridge. 3s. bound.—A Key, for the use of private Students. 38. boards.

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ENGLISH COMPOSITION, GRAMMAR, &c. 32. The NEW SPEAKER; or Selections from the most esteemed Authors, in Prose and Verse. By HESTER HEWLETT. The second Edition. 46. bound.

This work includes valuable extracts from the works of Cowper, Hurdis, Foster, H. More, Scott, Taylor, &c. &c. In its pages instruction and entertainment will be found so combined as to render it at once acceptable and profitable to those for whose use it is immediately designed.

33. The COMPLETE CORESPONDENT; consisting of Letters adapted to every age and situation of Life; together with various useful forms of Business and Compliment; the best directions for Epistolary Writing, and more than fifty specimens of real correspondence, selected from the best writers in the English Language, as Addison, Cowper, Gay, Johnson, Pope, Lady Hertford, Lady Wortley Montague, Mrs. Rowe, &c., and some translations from the Latin Classics, and celebrated French writers. 28. sewed—2s. 6d. bound.

34. A NEW GRAMMAR of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE; including the fundamental principles of Etymology, Syntax, and Prosody: in which it is attempted, by a new arrangement of the Verb, to remove the perplexity and confusion hitherto found in several Tenses of the Potential Mood, and the Future of the Indicative : With Notes and Illustrations, critical and explanatory. By T. O. CHURCHILL, Translator of Herder's “ Philosophy of History," and Bossut's" History of Mathema. tics," 12mo. 58. bound.

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35. GRAMMATICAL INSTITUTES; or, an Easy Introduction to Dr. Lowth's English Grammar. By JOHN ASH, LL.D. A new edition, ls. bd.

36. AN INTRODUCTION to ENGLISH COMPOSITION and ELOCUTION, in four Parts. By JOHN CAREY, LL.D. Author of Practical English Prosody and Versification, &c. &c. 45. bound.

This volume presents to the reader the most simple, easy, and rational introduction to English composition, that has ever yet appeared.

. ARITHMETIC, &c. 37. The SCHOLAR'S GUIDE to ARITHMETIC; or, a com. plete Exercise Book, for the use of Schools ; with Notes, containing the reason of every rule, deduced from the most simple and evident Principles. Thirteenth edition. By JOHN BONNYCASTLE, Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. 38. 6d. bound. 38. A KEY to the above. 4s. 6d. bound.

By the same Author, 39. AN INTRODUCTION to ALGEBRA, with Notes and Observations, designed for the use of Schools, and other places of public education. Thirteenth edition. To which is now first given, an Addenda on the Solution of Equations by Approximation, a subject of great importance in Algebra, containing an entirely new method for that purpose. By CHARLES BONNÝCASTLE, Civil Engineer, Chatham. Price 4s, bound.

40. A KEY to the above. 48. 6d. bound.

41. AN INTRODUCTION to ARITHMETIC; or, a complete Exercise Book, for the use both of Teachers and Students; being the First Part of a general Course of Mathematics, 8vo. price 8s, boards.

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43. A KEY to the above. Price 4s. bound.

44. A TREATISE on ALGEBRA, Practice and Theory, with Notes and Illustrations; containing a variety of particulars relating to the discoveries and improvements that have been made in this branch of Analysis. Second edition. 2 vols. 8vo., price 258. boards.

45. A TREATISE on PLAIN and SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY, with the most useful practical Application. 8vo., price 12s. boards.

46. ELEMENTS of GEOMETRY, containing the principal Propositions in the first Six and the Eleventh and Twelfth Books of Euclid, with Critical Notes; and an Appendix, containing various particulars relating to the higher parts of the Sciences. Sixth edition. Price 10s. 6d. boards.

47. AN INTRODUCTION to ASTRONOMY, in a Series of Letters from a Preceptor to his Pupil, in which the most useful and interesting parts of the Science are clearly and familiarly explained. Illustrated with copper-plates. Eighth edition. 8vo., price 12s. boards.

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1 the Scanning, Synthetical Ordo, a very Literal and a more Free Translation, Copious Notes in English, Mode of Parsing and Declining, a Lexicon, and an Index. By T. W.C. EDWARDS, M.A.

By the same Author, 1. PORSON's FOUR PLAYS of EURIPIDES, namely, the Medea, Phænissæ, Hecuba, and Orestes, literally translated into English Prose; with the Original Greek, the Metres or Scanning, an Ordo Verborum, and a variety of Useful Notes. Demy 8vo. 11. 128. bds.

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