Excerpt from Colloquia Latina: Adapted to the Beginner's Books of Jones, Leighton, and Collar and Daniell This little book is the outgrowth of methods pursued by the author in his own classes, and most of the dialogues have been tested by actual use. Its aim is twofold: first, to inspire enthusiasm at a time when it is most needed; second, to insure increased thoroughness. It has been the author's experience that nothing arouses such an interest and lends such an exhilaration to work with beginners as the moderate use of colloquial Latin. The first year's work is arid enough from its very nature, and it is very difficult for young pupils to interest themselves in the abstract principles of language without abundant concrete examples which have the spirit of reality and life in them. The oral use of simple Latin gives the desired inspiration, and the results obtained thereby more than compensate for the time expended; indeed, it has been proved that a class will go farther in the beginner's book, and do better, with this work added than without it. The more complete mastery of grammar and vocabulary makes this increase in the amount accomplished possible. It will be granted that speaking Latin is sure to promote thoroughness. It is sure to bring exactness in pronunciation and accent, to give a large and ready vocabulary, to perfect the knowledge of forms, and to make the fundamental constructions as familiar as constant use can make them. It is hoped that the colloquia herein contained will accomplish these ends. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.