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Fides, faith,
Fido, I trust, as fidelity, confide
Filia, a daughter, as filial
Filius, a son,

Finis, an end, as finite, definitive
Fissum, a cleft, as fissure

J

Flecto, I bend, flexus, bent, as reflect, flexible

Fluo, I flow, as fluent, reflux, fluidity

Foedus, foederis, a treaty, as confederate

Folium, a leaf, as foliage Frango, I break (fringo when compounded), fractus, broken, as fracture, fragment, infringe Frater, a brother, as fraternal Frustra, in vain, as frustrate Fugio, 1 fly, as fugitive, refuge Fundo, I pour out, fusus, poured out, as fusible, refund, infuse

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Jaceo, I lie, as adjacent

Jacio, I throw, jactus, thrown (jicio and jectus when compounded), as inject, conjecture Jungo, I join, junctus, joined, as adjunct, conjunction

Juro, I swear, as conjure
Juvenis, a youth, as juvenile

K

Kratos, (cratos), strength, power, as democracy

L
Lacer, torn, as lacerate
Lapis, a stone, as lapidary, dilapi-
date

Lateo, I lie hid, as latent
Latus, carried, as dilate
Lego, I gather, lectus, gathered,
as allege, collect

Lex, legis, a law, as legal, legisla

tor

Liber, a book, as library
Liber, free, as liberty, liberal
Licet, it is lawful, as illicit
Linquo, I leave, as relinquish
Logos, description, as mineralogy
Locus, a place, as local, locomotion
Loqui, to speak, locutus, having

spoken, as obloquy, colloquial,
loquacity, elocution

Ludo, I play, lusus, played, ludus,

play, as ludicrous, illusion Lumen, light, as luminous Lux, lucis, light, as lucid

M

Magnus, great, as magnify
Male, wickedly, as malevolent
Mando, I chew, as mandible
Manus, a hand, as manumit
Mare, the sea, as marine
Mater, a mother, as maternal
Maturus, ripe, as maturity
Medius, middle, as mediator, me-

dium

Mel, honey, as melody, mellifluous Mens, mentis, the mind, as mental Mergo, I plunge, mersus, plunged, as emerge, immersion Metron, a measure, as thermometer Migro, I remove, as migrate, emigration

Micros, little, as microscope Miles, militis, a soldier, as military Mirus, wonderful, as mirror, admire

Mitto, I send, missus, sent, as remit, missionary Moneo, I warn, as monitor, admonition

Monos, alone, as monosyllable Morphè, shape, as metamorphose Mors, mortis, death, as immortal Multus, many, as multiform Muto, I change, as mutable Mythos, a fable, as mythology

N

Natus, born, as native, natal
Nauta, a sailor, as nautical
Navis, a ship, as naval, navigate
Necto, I tie, nextus, a tie, as con-
nect, annex

Nihil, nothing, as annihilate
Nomen, a name, as denominate
Nomos, a law, as astronomy
Non, not, as nonentity
Norma, a rule, as enormous
Novus, new, as innovate, novelty
Nudus, naked, as denude
Nullus, none, as annul, nullify
Nutrio, I nourish, as nutriment

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Sal, salt, as saline
Salvus, sound, as salvation
Sanctus, holy, as sanctify
Satis, enough, as satisfy
Scando, I climb, as ascend
Scio, I know, as science
Scribo, I write, scriptus, written,
as inscribe, scripture
Sculpo, I carve, sculptus, carved,
as sculpture

Seco, I cut, sectus, cut, as dissect, sectarian

Sedeo, I sit, sessus, sat, as preside,
session, sedentary, assiduous
Semi, half, as semicircle
Sentio, I feel, sensus, felt, as sen-

tient, sensation, dissent Sequor, I follow, secutus, follow

ed, as obsequies, subsequent,
persecute

Serra, a saw, as serrated
Similis, like, as similitude
Sitos, corn, as parasite
Skopeo, I see, as telescope
Solor, I comfort, as console
Solus, alone, as solitude, solilo-
quy
Solvo, I loose, solutus, loosed, as
dissolve, solution

Sophos, wise, as philosophy
Spargo, I spread, sparsus, spread
(spergo and spersus when com-
pounded), as disperse
Species, appearance, kind, as spe-
cies, specific

Specio, see, spectus, seen, as inspection

Spiro, I breathe, as respiration, expire

Spondeo, I promise, sponsus, promised, as respond, response Stillo, I drop, as distil

Stratum, a layer, strata, layers, as

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Tango, I touch, tactus, touched, as tangent, contact

Tardus, slow, as retard

Technè, art, as technical

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Vaco, I am empty, as vacant, vacation

Vacuus, empty, as vacuum Vado, I go, vasus, gone, as invade, invasion

Valeo, I am strong, as valid, prevalent

Vasto, I lay waste, as devastation
Veho, I carry, as survey, vehicle
Vello, I pull, vulsus, pulled, as
convulsion

Velo, I veil or cover, as revelation
Venio, I come, ventus, come, as
convene, advent
Ver, the spring, as vernal
Verus, true, as aver, verity
Verto, I turn, versus, turned, as
revert, diverse, versatile
Vestis, a garment, as vestment, in-

vest

Via, a way, as deviate, obvious Video, I see, visus, seen, as provide, visible

Vigil, watchful, as vigilant

Tego, I cover, tectus, covered, as Vinco, I conquer, victus, conquer

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ed, as invincible, victory Vinum, wine, as vinous Vita, life, as vital

Vivo, I live, as vivid, survive Voco, I call, vox, vocis, the voice, vocatus, called, as vocative, vocal, revoke

Volo, I will, I wish, as voluntary, benevolent

Volvo, I roll, volutus, rolled, as revolve, revolution

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A COURSE of ELEMENTARY READING in SCIENCE and LITERATURE, compiled from Popular Writers, for the Use of Circus-Place School ; to which is added, a Copious List of the Latin and Greek Primitives which enter into the Composition of the English Language. By J. M. M'CULLOCH, A. M., Minister of St Vigean's Chapel of Ease, Arbroath, and late Head-Master of Circus-Place School, Edinburgh. Third Edition. 12mo. 3s. 6d. bound.

The Compiler has admitted into his pages only such lessons as he thought fitted to stimulate juvenile curiosity, and store the mind with useful knowledge. Great space has been allotted to Natural Philosophy and Natural History; but no greater, he is convinced, than the claims of these sciences and the character of the present age justify. Those who have not attended to the subject, can have no idea of the avidity with which very young children listen to details of natural history and explanations of common phenomena; and it is surely impossible to introduce youth too early to studies which tend more than any other, not only to form and consolidate habits of observation and reflection, but to fill the mind with admiration of the contrivance and wisdom manifested in every part of creation.

The list of Latin and Greek Primitives, given in the Appendix, although a novelty in a work of this description,-requires no apology. Besides being indispensable to enable the pupil to understand the meaning of what he reads, it will serve as a preparation for the study of the learned languages, if not as a partial substitute for them.

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"M'Culloch's Course of Elementary Reading is compiled on an admirable plan; for he has sought to make reading lessons' the vehicle of many entertaining facts and much useful knowledge, while he has not excluded eloquence and poetry from his selections. The execution of the book is as good as its plan."-New Monthly Magazine.

"From the complexion and character of this work, every one will perceive that its primary design is for the use of schools, and, we may add, for young persons of every description who are anxious to have their taste refined and their minds imbued with exalted sentiment and useful knowledge. The articles are both elegant and instructive; and, in a particular manner, those which belong to the classes of Natural Science' and Natural History' will be read with a considerable degree of interest and advantage." Imperial Magazine.

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