A Handbook for Latin Clubs by Susan Paxson (english books to improve english .txt) 📕

June, 1916

CONTENTS Programs The Value of Latin 3 Pompeii 5 Ancient Rome 7 The Roman Forum 10 The Roman House 12 Roman Slaves 13 Roman Children 15 Education among the Romans 16 Some Common Professions and Trades among the Romans 17 Roman Doctors 19 The Roman Soldier 20 Caesar 21 Cicero 23 Vergil 25 Horace 27 Roman Literature 28 Some Famous Women of Ancient Rome 29 Roman Holidays 31 Funeral Customs and Burial Places 33 Roman Games 35 Some Famous Buildings of Ancient Rome 37 Some Famous Roman Letters 38 Some Ancient Romans of Fame 40 A Roman Banquet 42 Roman Roads 44 Some Roman Gods 46 Some Famous Temples of Ancient and Modern Rome 47 Some Religious Customs 49 Some Famous Pictures and Sculpture 51 Roman Book and Libraries 52 Ancient Myths and Legends 53 The Ancient Myth in Modern Literature 54 What English Owes to Greek 55 Modern Rome 56 Italy of To-day 58 O Tempora! O Mores! 60

Selections that may be used for the Programs A Plea for the Classics Eugene Field 65 On an Old Latin Text Book T. W. Higginson 66 St. Augustine's Love of Latin Andrew Lang 68 The Watch of the Old Gods 69 Old and New Rome Herman Merivale 70 The Fall of Rome Arthur Chamberlain 70 A Christmas Hymn Alfred Dommett 71 Roman Girl's Song Mrs. Hemans 73 Capri Walter Taylor Field 74 Palladium Matthew Arnold 76 After Construing A. C. Benson 77 A Roman Mirror Rennell Rodd 78 The Doom of the Slothful John Addington Symonds 79 Hector and Andromache.   Schiller Tr. Sir E. B. Lytton 80 Enceladus Henry W. Longfellow 81 Nil Admirari John G. Saxe 83 Perdidi Diem Mrs. Sigourney 84 Jupiter and His Children John G. Saxe 85 The Prayer of Socrates John H. Finley 87 By the Roman Road Anonymous 88 A Nymph's Lament Nora Hopper 89 Helen of Troy Nora Hopper 92 An Etruscan Ring J. W. Mackail 93 Orpheus With His Lute William Shakespeare 94 A Hymn in Praise of Neptune Thomas Campion 94 Horace's Philosophy of Life Tr. Sir Theodore Martin 95 An Invitation to Dine Written by Horace to Vergil Tr. Sir Theodore Martin 96 The Golden Mean.   Horace Tr. Wm. Cowper 97 To the Reader.   Martial Tr. Lord Byron 98 On Portia.   Martial Tr. Lamb 98 To Potitus.   Martial Tr. John Hay 99 What Is Given To Friends Is Not Lost.   Martial 99 To Cotilus.   Martial Tr. Elton 100 The Happy Life.   Martial Tr. Sir Richard Fanshawe 100 To a Schoolmaster.   Martial Tr. John Hay 101 Epitaph on Erotion.   Martial Tr. Leigh Hunt 102 Non Amo Te 102 Gratitude Robert Burns 103 A Hymn to the Lares Robert Herrick 103 Elysium.   Schiller Tr. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton 104 Orpheus Robert Herrick 105 Cerberus Oliver Herford 105 The Harpy Oliver Herford 106 Cupid and the Bee Anacreon 106 The Assembly of the Gods   A. Tassoni Tr. A. Werner 107 A Model Young Lady of Antiquity Pliny the Younger 109 Translation Alfred J. Church 110 To Lesbia's Sparrow Catullus 111 Translation Elton 112 Cicero Catullus 112 Translation Charles Lamb 113 De Patientia Thomas à Kempis 113 The Favorite Prayer of Mary Queen of Scots 114 Ultima Thule Seneca 114 Translation 115 The Roman of Old Anonymous 115 Ich bin Dein 116 Malum Opus James A. Morgan 117 Felis 118 Amantis Res Adversae 119 Puer ex Jersey 121 Songs that may be used for the Programs