Scheme for the Classes of a Grammar School.
When the introduction, or formation of nouns and verbs, is perfectly mastered, let them learn Corderius by Mr. Clarke, beginning at the same time to translate out of the introduction, that by this means they may learn the syntax. Then let them proceed to, Erasmus, with an English translation, by the same author.
Class II. Learns Eutropius and Cornelius Nepos, or Justin, with the translation.
N. B. The first class gets for their part every morning the rules which they have learned before, and in the afternoon learns the Latin rules of the nouns and verbs.
They are examined in the rules which they have learned every Thursday and Saturday.
The second class doth the same whilst they are in Eutropius; afterwards their part is in the irregular nouns and verbs, and in the rules for making and scanning verses. They are examined as the first.
Class III. Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the morning, and Cæsar’s Commentaries in the afternoon.
Part is in the Latin rules till they are perfect in them, afterwards in Mr. Leeds’s Greek Grammar.4Examined as before.
Afterwards they proceed to Virgil, beginning at the same time to write themes and verses, and to learn Greek; from thence passing on to Horace, &c. as shall seem most proper.
When the introduction or formation of nouns and verbs is perfectly mastered, the pupils learn Corderius, by Mr. Clarke; beginning at the same time to translate out of his introduction. They then proceed to Erasmus, reading him with Clarke’s translation. These books form the first class.
Class II. Read Eutropius and Cornelius Nepos, or Justin with the translation. The first class to repeat by memory, in the morning, the rules they had learned before; and, in the afternoon, the Latin rules of the nouns and verbs. They are also, on Thursdays and Saturdays to be examined in the rules they have learned.
The second class does the same while in Eutropius; afterwards, they are to get and repeat the irregular nouns and verbs; and also, the rules for making and scanning verses, in which they are to be examined as the first class.
Class III. Read Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the morning, and Cæsar’s Commentaries in the afternoon. Continue the Latin rules till they are perfect in them. Proceed then to Leeds’s Greek Grammar, and are examined as before.
They then proceed to Virgil, beginning at the same time to compose themes and verses, and learn Greek, and from thence pass on to Horace, Terence, and Sallust. The Greek authors afterwards read are, first, those in the Attic dialect, which are Cebes, Ælian, Lucian by Leeds,1and Xenophon: next Homer in the Ionic, Theocritus Doric, Euripides Attic and Doric.