The arrangement is in the form of questions and answers between the master and the scholar. The first edition was printed
in Edinburgh in 1715, the first American edition in Philadelphia in 1776. The work was reprinted numerous times both in Britain
and in the United States.
For a note on Thomas Ruddiman, see the preceding number.
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Lilly’s
Latin grammar.
2 copies.
1815 Catalogue, page 166, no. 13, Lilly’s Latin Grammar, 12mo.
LILY,
William.
A Short Introduction to Grammar,
Latin and
English.
London,
1695.
12mo. Such is the title credited to the Jefferson collection in the Library of Congress catalogues which distinguish Jefferson’s
library. This edition has not been traced. The only edition printed in that year, with that title, as recorded in the STC
and other bibliographies was printed in Cambridge by John Hayes, and the STC records one copy only, that in the Cambridge
University Library. This edition is in 8vo, not in 12mo format.
An edition in 8vo of Lily’s Royal Grammar was published in London in 1695: “The Royal Grammar reformed into a more easie
method, for the better understanding of the English; and more speedy attainment of the Latin tongue . . . London: Printed
by J. Hepstinstall
[
sic
--
Ed.
] for A. and J. Churchill, 1695.”
This edition is not listed in the STC and only two copies have been located, one in the British Museum, the other in the library
of Columbia University in New York.
In view of the extreme rarity of both these editions printed in 1695 it seems strange that Jefferson should have had two copies
of one of them.
For a note on William Lily, see no. 4787 below.
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Clarke’s
Lat. gramm.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 164, no. 14, Clarke’s Latin Grammar, 12mo.
CLARKE,
John.
A New Grammar of the
Latin Tongue, Comprising All in the Art necessary for Grammar-Schools. To which is annexed, A Dissertation upon Language. By John Clarke, Author of the Two Essays upon Education and Study, Introduction to the Making of
Latin, &c. The
Fourth Edition.
London: Printed for
W. Clarke, at Shakespear’s Head, in Threadneedle-Street, behind the Royal-Exchange; And Sold by
J. Mace, and
G. Ferraby, in
Hull; Mess.
Stabler,
Bell, and
Barstow, in
York; and
P. Hodges, in
Hereford.
mdccliv. [1754.]
PA2084 .C6 1754
12mo. 96 leaves; on B
2 verso and B
3 recto a list of books, all by Mr. Clarke and sold by
W. Clarke, his son.
John Clarke, 1687-1734, English classical scholar, was master of the Grammar School at Hull, and later at Gloucester. His
New Grammar of the Latin Tongue was first published in 1733, and was written in part to replace that of Lily, whose language, he states in the Preface, is
utterly useless, and stands for nothing but to perplex and confound the poor Children.
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Ross’s
Latin grammar.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 167, no. 15, as above.
ROSS,
James.
A Short, Plain, Comprehensive, Practical Latin Grammar, Comprising All the Rules and Observations Necessary to an Accurate
Knowledge of the
Latin Classics, Having the Signs of Quantity Affixed to Certain Syllables, to Shew Their Right Pronunciation. With an Alphabetical
Vocabulary. By James Ross, A. M.
