Excerpt from Latin Prose Versions: Contributed by Various ScholarsDr. Johnson thus defines Latin: 'an exercise practised by schoolboys who turn English into Latin.' Without accepting the limitations implied in this Johnsonian definition, teachers of classics will probably agree that the practice of Latin Prose Composition supplies them with their most effective instrument for teaching clearness of thought and purity of style. It has been thought, therefore, that a collection Of specimens of work done in this department of scholarship by those who either are, or have been, teachers in our great schools and Universities, cannot fail to be of interest to all friends of classical education. It is hoped that the names to be found in the list of contributors to this volume will be'a guarantee that it is fairly representative of the best Latin scholarship of this country at the present day.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.