A First Latin Reader

by Herbert Chester Nutting

Herbert Chester Nutting

A First Latin Reader

1912

editio: H. C. Nutting, A First Latin Reader, American Book Company, New York – Cincinnati – Chicago, 1912
fons: librum vide

Preface 

A FIRST LATIN READER

BY

H.C. NUTTING. Ph.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LATIN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

NEW YORK ǂ CINCINNATI ǂ CHICAGO

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY

H.C. NUTTING.

ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON.

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NUTTING, LATIN READER.

W.P. I

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LATIN-ENGLISH EXERCISES
Early American History
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1. Christopher Columbus	1
2. Christopher Columbus (continued)	2
3. Christopher Columbus (continued)	3
4. Christopher Columbus (concluded)	4
5. The Cabots	5
6. Captain John Smith	6
7. Captain John Smith (continued)	6
8. Captain John Smith (continued)	7
9. Captain John Smith (concluded)	10
10. Pocahontas	11
11. Henry Hudson	12
12. Henry Hudson (continued)	13
13. Colonization in New England	14
14. A Soldier’s Courtship	16
15. Unrest among the Indians	17
16. Old Friends become Enemies	18
17. The Outbreak of King Philip’s War	20
18. A Remarkable Deliverance	21
19. Philip finds Allies	22
20. Captain Church	23
21. The Death of Philip	24
22. End of the War	25
23. William Penn and the Friends	26
24. Nathaniel Bacon in Virginia	27
25. Nathaniel Bacon (continued)	28
26. Nathaniel Bacon (continued)	30
27. The Boyhood of George Washington	31
28. Experiences on the Frontier	32
29. A Dangerous Mission	33
30. A Dangerous Mission (continued)	34
31. The Beginning of the French and Indian War	35
32. Braddock’s Defeat	36
33. Later Events of the War	37
34. The Outbreak of the Revolution	38
35. Operations about Boston	39
36. The Battles of Long Island and Trenton	41
37. The Retreat from Trenton	42
38. Burgoyne’s Campaign	43
39. Valley Forge	44
40. Help from France	45
41. Benedict Arnold	46
42. A Roman who fought against his Country	48
43. The Surrender of Cornwallis	49
44. Washington retires to Private Life	51
45. The Father of his Country	52
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46. The Settler’s Daughter	54
47. The Trials of War	55
48. The Attempt to surprise Detroit	56
49. The Attempt to surprise Detroit (continued)	57
50. A Successful Ruse	58
51. How the Town was Saved	59
52. An Example of Fortitude	61
53. A Hasty Leave-Taking	62
54. The Capture of a Man-of-War	63
55. The Fall of New London	64
56. The Fall of New London (continued)	65
57. Captivity among the Indians	67
58. A Fresh Supply of Powder	68
59. A Battle against Great Odds	69
60. A Night Attack	70
61. A Choice of Evils	71
62. Lost in the Woods	72
63. The Battle of Saratoga	72
64. Unwelcome Visitors	74
65. The Boyhood of Daniel Boone	76
66. The End of the Pequots	78
67. The End of the Pequots (continued)	79
68. A Difficult Escape	80
69. Stories about Daniel Boone	81
70. An English Privateer	82
71. A Roman Vandal	83
72. Indian Vengeance	86
73. A Tale of Brave Women	87
74. The Treasure Seekers	88
75. A Dangerous Conspiracy	90
76. A Dangerous Conspiracy (continued)	91
77. A Quick-Witted Messenger	92
78. Fortune favors the Brave	93
79. Andrew Jackson	94
80. Pirates Ashore	95
81. Carrying the Tribute	97
82. A Succussful Ambuscade	98
83. An Intrepid Commander	99
84. Burned at the Stake	101
85. An Early Morning Surprise	102
86. Some Very Distinguished Geese	103
87. An Army of Two	104
88. Horatius at the Bridge	105
89. A Favor Repaid	108
90. An Earthquake in Colonial Times	109
91. Evils of the Slave Trade	110
92. A Pirate Outdone	111
93. Colonization in Africa	112
94. A Prize Won and Lost	113
95. A Prize Won and Lost (continued)	114
96. A Mysterious Disappearance	116
97. Early Days in Liberia	118
98. An Experience with Robbers	119
99. The Capture of Stony Point	120
100. Nathan Hale	121
Stories from Caesar Retold
THE WINTER OF 54-53 B.C.
101. Unexpected Trouble	123
102. A Parley with the Enemy	125
103. Division of Opinion in the Roman Camp	126
105. The Romans are Ambushed	128
106. The Enemy Prevail	130
107. Annihilation of the Roman Force	131
108. The Gauls attack a Second Camp	133
109. The Beseiged attempt to Communicate with Caesar	134
110. Heroic Defense of their Camp	135
111. A Messenger eludes the Enemy	137
112. Caesar heads a Relief Force	138
113. The Beseiged learn of Caesar’s Approach	139
114. The Enemy raise the Seige	141
115. They are Outgeneraled by Caesar	142
116. Arrangements for the Rest of the Winter	143
AN AFRICAN CAMPAIGN
117. Caesar lands a Force in Africa	145
118. Operations about Utica	147
119. Curio gains an Initial Advantage	148
120. He maintains his Army’s Loyalty to Caesar	149
121. The Pompeians suffer a Second Reverse	151
122. Narrow Escape of their Commander	152
123. King Juba marches to the Relief of Varus	154
124. The Numidians resort to Strategy	155
125. Curio’s Army is Annihilated	156
Selected Passages from Latin Prose Authors
126-128. An Episode from the Gallic War	158
129-130. An Episode from the Civil War	163
131. The Death of Caesar	166
132-133. The Fate of Hannibal	169
134-136. Catiline’s Conspiracy	172
137-140. On the Eastern Frontier	178
Word List	186
Latin-English Vocabulary	199
List of Maps
Gallia	124
The Scene of Curio’s Campaign in Africa	146
Asia Minor	179

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