CONTENTS.

LATIN PROSE.

1. The Trumpeter.-2. The Farmer and his Sons.-3. A Bird in the Hand.-4. The Man and the Idol.-5. Last days of Themistocles. -6. Excessive Joy.-7. Coriolanus leads a Volscian army against Rome. -8. The ruling instinct.-9. Mens conscia recti.-10. The Hares and the Frogs.-11. Single combat of Valerius with a Gaul.-12. Not at home. -13. Theory and Practice.-14. Epaminondas and his rival, Meneclidas. -15. A silly old man.-16. Agesilaus persuades the Spartans to carry on the Persian war.-17. If you want a thing done, do it yourself.— 18. The same (continued).—19. Exploits of Hannibal.—20. Treachery oj Pausanias.—21. The war against Pyrrhus.—22. Generous conduct of Fabricius. -23. The Sabine women stop the battle.-24. A curious incident.-25. Miltiades advises the Ionian Tyrants to destroy the bridge.-26. Hannibal's inactivity after Cannae.-27. Embassy of Cineas to Rome.-28. Popular ingratitude to Camillus.-29. Noble conduct of Regulus.-30. Hannibal's stratagem.-31. Defeat of Vercingetorix.— 32. Manlius Torquatus and his Father.-33. A Gallic stronghold.— 34. Death of Epaminondas.—35. M'. Curius and the Samnites.— 36. Caesar defeats the Helvetii on the Arar.-37. The Britons.-38. The Siege of Casilinum.-39. A stern lesson.-40. Nec utile, nec honestum.— 41. Par nobile fratrum.-42. " He hath no friends, but what are friends for fear."-43. Tarquinius and Tanaquil migrate to Rome.-44. Roman

magnanimity in war.—45. Tanaquil urges Servius to make himself king. -46. A clever ruse.-47. Character of Alcibiades.-48. Assassination of Caesar.-49. Caesar crosses the Rubicon.-50. Caesar's reasons for crushing the Veneti.-51. The Saguntines prefer death to surrender.52. Darius seeks peace from Alexander.—53. Q. Fabius Cunctator.— 54. The Veneti surrender to Caesar.-55. The Germans send an embassy to Caesar.-56. Generosity of Alexander to a captive.—57. A Noble Deed.-58. British Chariots.-59. Generous Rivals.-60. The same (continued).—61. Damocles' Sword.-62. Cato.-63. Embassy of women to Coriolanus.-64. Julius Caesar.-65. Poisoned Arrows.66. Rising of the Venelli.-67. Crassus defeats the Sontiates.-68. Habits of the Suebi.-69. Caesar's answer to the Aduatuci who sue for peace.70. An Unpleasant Position.-71. Marius and Metellus.-72. Rout of the Romans.-73. Brutus is sent by Tarquinius to Delphi.—74. Siege of Rome by the Gauls.-75. Catiline.-76. Simonides on the nature of God. -77. M. T. Cicero C. Curioni S. D.-78. German Land Tenure.79. Cato.-80. Tullus et Cicero et QQ. S.P.D. Tironi Humaniss. et Opt. -81. Death and exploits of Arminius.—82. Marcellus at Syracuse.— 83. The towns of the Veneti.-84. Friendship no excuse for crime.85. A Quibble.-86. The duties of a juror.—87. After a Shipwreck.— 88. News of the battle of Pydna reaches Rome.-89. "We have here no abiding city.”—90. Friendship.—91. A Dream Fulfilled.—92. The Pleasures of the Country.-93. Mind and Body.—94. Hannibal.95. Cincinnatus relieves Minucius.-96. Death of Theramenes.-97. "The blessed instinct of obedience."-98. Tullius S. P. D. Terentiae et Tulliolae et Ciceroni suis.-99. Pythagoras.-100. Cato and Caesar.-101. Siege of Abydos.-102. Aemilius Paulus cautions the Roman people against credulity.-103. An unnatural mother.-104. The Roman ambassadors answer the accusations of the Macedonians.-105. An eclipse of the moon.-106. An obstinate defence.-107. Feeling at Rome before the Battle of Metaurus.-108. "Strew on her roses, roses."-109. The legacy-hunter.-110. Castor and Pollux pay their debt to Simonides.— 111. The shortness of life.-112. Cedant arma togae.-113. C. Plinius Tacito Suo S.-114. The Romans attacked by Arminius.-115. Germanicus visits the scene of the rout of Varus.-116. Death of Marcellus.— 117. Funeral of Germanicus.

LATIN POETRY.

118. The Mules and the Brigands.-119. The Frogs demand a King. --120. The two Mice.-121. The Golden Age.-122. Romulus and Remus.-123. Numa and Faunus.-124. "A Daniel come to judgment." -125. Cacus.-126. "I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came.”127. Premature old age.-128. Ovid's dedication to the Tristia.-129. A lament for Tibullus.-130. The dead Parrot.-131. Glaucus while fishing is transformed into a sea-god.-132. Midas attempts in vain to conceal his misfortune.-133. "O call my brother back again.”—134. A Roman 'Arry. -135. The dead Sparrow.—136. The Poet's Boat.—137. The praises oj Italy.-138. The Farmer's Life.-139. The dying Ox.-140. The Philosopher and the Poet.-141. Bees.-142. Aeneas relates the last desperate struggle of the Trojans.—143. Polites is slain before his father's eyes. -144. Hector appears to Aeneas.-145. Dido relates to her sister her dawning love for Aeneas.-146. "She found no rest, and ever failed to draw the quiet night into her blood."-147. Amoeni dulcia ruris.— 148. The Danaides. 149. Horace and Lydia. -150. Pyrrha.— 151. "The rank is but the guinea stamp."—152. "She's beautiful, and therefore to be wooed."-153. Auri sacra fames.-154. The lost Notebook.-155. The Lap-dog's Picture.—156. "Still shall I hear?"157. An Elementary School.-158. Genius superior to Wealth.-159. To Decianus.-160. To-morrow.-161. "He knows to live who keeps the middle state."-162. A Money-lender.-163. Epitaph on a Hound.— 164. The Sacred Fish.-165. The True King.-166. The Infernal Regions.-167. Cato.-168. "Far from the madding crowd."-169. A Funeral Scene.-170. Menedemus soliloquises.-171. Chremes dissuades Menedemus from his excessive toil.-172. Euclio discovers the loss of his treasure.-173. Poverty.-174. Military Glory.-175. True Virtue -176. Pompey at the beginning of the Civil War.-177. Hannibal's Oath.

GREEK PROSE.

1. Non-resistance.-2. A bootless defence.-3. Sound Advice.— 4. Cyrus visits his grandfather.-5. Instinct.-6. Astyages wishes Cyrus to remain with him.-7. The Lion and the Fox.-8. Cyrus' reason for remaining with Astyages.-9. Generosity of Cyrus.-10. Kindness of Astyages to Cyrus.—11. Cyrus goes on a hunting expedition.—12, Cyrus returns home.-13. The old Man and Death.-14. Cause of the enmity between Artaxerxes and Cyrus.-15. Capture of a barbarian camp.16. Persian Education.—17. Look before you leap.—18. A vow of Friendship.-19. The Gnat and the Lion.-20. Feud between Sakas and Cyrus. -21. The discomfited boaster.-22. The Lion and the Frog.-23. Experientia docet.-24. Character of Cyrus the Younger.-25. The Justice of the Gods.-26. Seuthes proposes a night attack.-27. Cyrus is warned of his approaching end.-28. Xenophon escapes from a difficulty.— 29. Mania is made Queen of Aeolis.-30. Good Advice.-31. Cyrus when dying divides his kingdom.-32. Clearchus.-33. Solon and Croesus. -34. The same (continued).—35. Religious views of Socrates.-36. An Exile's Appeal.—37. A Skirmish.—38. Theramenes opposes the Thirty Tyrants.-39. A thoroughgoing scoundrel.-40. Socrates and the battle of Arginusae.-41. An Arcadian Glutton.-42. Opinions of Socrates. -43. Cyrus announces the real object of his Expedition.-44. Speech of Clearchus.-45. The Ten Thousand catch sight of the Sea.-46. Cyrus' address to his Generals before Babylon.-47. Pantheia slays herself on her husband's corpse.-48. Death of Cyrus the Younger.-49. The Persians, by bribery, stir up a coalition against Sparta.-50. Xerxes reviews his army.—51. Diogenes and his Tub.—52. The duty of a Citizen. -53. A Spartan Democrat.-54. Despotism and Democracy.-55. Confidence inspired by Agesilaus.—56. The Spartan garrison is driven out of Thebes.-57. The Sheep-dog and the Sheep.-58. Polis apolis.'-59. A Hard Case.-60. Gobryas' reasons for joining Cyrus.-61. Phalinus bids the Ten Thousand surrender.-62. Patriotism of Agesilaus.— 63. "War, war, no peace !”—64. After Arginusae.—-65. News of the capture of Elateia reaches Athens.-66. Intrigues at Athens for the recall

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