The Fables of Orbilius

by A.D. Godley

Excerpt from The Fables of Orbilius

Exercise 3.-mater, 'his mother.' Latin often omits the possessive pronoun. So in French you say, it s'est coupe' te doigt, he has cut his finger.' exercise 5. — Instances should be given to show how the ablative absolute is used. Exercise 6. — Instances should be given to Show how the Latin accusative with an infinitive is used where English employs a phrase with that.'

72 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2018

About the author

Alfred Denis Godley (1856–1925) was an English classical scholar and author of humorous poems. From 1910 to 1920 he was Public Orator at the University of Oxford, a post that involved composing citations in Latin for the recipients of honorary degrees. One of these was for Thomas Hardy who received an Honorary D. Litt. in 1920, and whose treatment of rural themes Godley compared to Virgil.

Reviews

[Janice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy short stories of English school boy and then a couple of fables. Through Legentibus app.