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THE
Roman Pronunciation of Latin
Why we use it and How to use it
BY
FRANCES E. LORD
Professor of Latin in Wellesley College
BOSTON, U.S.A.
PUBLISHED BY GINN & COMPANY
1894
Copyright, 1894
By FRANCES E. LORD
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Contents
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INTRODUCTION.
The argument brought against the‘Roman pronunciation’ of Latin is twofold: the impossibility of perfecttheoretical knowledge, and the difficulty of practical attainment.
If to know the main features of the classic pronunciation of Latinwere impossible, then our obvious course would be to refuse the attempt;to regard the language as in reality dead, and to make no pretence ofreading it. This is in fact what the English s