Practical Latin Composition Author:William Coe Collar Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: the other weary with running and wounds. 4. The Alban with difficulty supported the weight of4 his arms, and was killed by the exultant Roman. 5. As he lay prost... more »rate,5 he was despoiled by the fierce Horatius. 6. So one Roman made an end of6 three Albans. 7. Horatius was received by the rejoicing Romans and led home. 8. He led the procession,7 bearing before him the spoils of the three brothers whom he had slain. 9. By chance his sister had been betrothed to one of the Curiatii, whose cloak she now saw on her brother's shoulders. 1. Alas !8 it was the cloak of her betrothed, which she herself had made. 2. Then the poor9 maiden wept and loosened her hair. 3.lo Was the heart" of the fierce Horatius touched by the wailing of his sister? 4. By no means.12 With his drawn sword he stabbed the poor girl. 5. He even upbraided her with these unfeeling words. 6. " Go hence with your unseasonable love, to your lover. 7. You have forgotten your brothers, whom he u slew; you have forgotten your country." Notes. —1 not . . . either ... or: nee . . . nee. 2 ferox. 8 Literally, whole. 4 the weight of : omit. 6 Express the clause by a participle. 6 made an end of: finished up. 7 Do not try to think of a word for " procession." 8 eheu! 9 misera. 10 Begin the sentence with num. " animus. 1- minimi;. 1S he : ille. XIII. Latine Scribenda. The third Alban, who was left, was no match for the Roman in hope or in strength. Exhausted by wounds and by running, he was immediately dispatched and despoiled by Horatius. Great was the joy of the Romans, whom horror had seized upon whenl the two brothers ofHoratius fell bravely fighting. Horatius, bearing the spoils of his slain foes, they led home rejoicing. The sister of Horatius met them; but at sight of the cloak of her lover, which her own hands h...« less