The rudiments of grammar.: The rules composed in English verse, for the greater benefit and delight of young beginners. / By James Shirley.
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- The rudiments of grammar.: The rules composed in English verse, for the greater benefit and delight of young beginners. / By James Shirley.
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- Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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- London :: Printed by J. Macock for R. Lownds, and are to be sold at his shop at the white Lyon in Paul's Church-yard,
- 1656.
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- Latin language -- Grammar
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"The rudiments of grammar.: The rules composed in English verse, for the greater benefit and delight of young beginners. / By James Shirley." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A93177.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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Letters in Latine.
Capital.
A B C D E F G H a 1.1 J b 1.2 I L M N O P Q R S T c 1.3 V d 1.4 U X Y Z.
These are used at the beginning of every Proper name, the beginning of Sentences and Verses.
Small Letters.
a b c d e f g h j i l m n o p q r s t v u x y z.
[c] before [e, or i,] soundeth like an [s,] as cedo, cito; Before other Vowels like the English [k] as cado, colo, cuprum.
H. is by some held rather a note of Aspiration, then a Letter.
L. is never double at the latter end of a Latine word, Pugil.
After q. is alwaies written u. as qui, quoniam.
Vowels.
a. e. i. o. u. and y. which is only used in Greek Words, as In••lytus. All other Letters are Consonants.
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Consonants.
J and V before other vowels, when they lose their sound are reputed consonants, as in
Justus. Volo.
Where j sounds like a melting g, and v like a dry f.
X and Z are double consonants, and J between two vowels, as major.
L M N R are liquids, all the rest are mutes.
Dipthongs five.
- a. as Musae. ae and oe are pronounced like e.
- au. as Aurum. ae and oe are pronounced like e.
- ei as Hei. ae and oe are pronounced like e.
- eu as Euge. ae and oe are pronounced like e.
- oe as Coelum. ae and oe are pronounced like e.
Of Letters are made sillables. si-* 1.5 ti-o.
Of sillables are made words.
Of Words are made parts of speech.
Accents three.
- Acute ´
- Grave `
- Circumflex ^
These are not in use among the Latines, but for distinction and difference of words which are written alike.
Multò much, from the Adjective multo. To note a long, sound before inclytical conjunctions, as itáne, adésdum.
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Or to shew a sillable long by nature or contraction of vowels, as
- ...amaverunt,
- quîs for qucis.
Points.
A note of Diaeresis ¨ as aër
A note of a vowel cut off called apostrophus, ' Audistn'
Parenthesis is when a word or more (not of essence to the speech) are shut up in two semi-circles, ()
A note of Interrogation ?
Of Exclamation, Admiration, or Sorrow !
A note of long quantity -
A note of short quantity ˘
Comma, or note of pausing ,
Semicolon, of longer pause ;
Colon :
Period, or full point .
Notes
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a 1.1
J Consonant.
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b 1.2
I Vowel.
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c 1.3
V Consonant
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d 1.4
U Vowel.
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* 1.5
[ti] when a vowel immediately followeth, is pro∣nounced like [si] except in 1 Tiara. 2 Infinitives Paragogical. Mittier, borrowed words, as 3 Politia. And when s goeth before it, as 4 justior, robustior.