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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ...as lSeleucen, Seleucum. Non 1'nit Arsacidum tanti expugnare Seleucen. Gallus. 'Alagnus Alexander te condidit, illa Seleucum Auson. 287, 10 eu. But E before U is sometimes read separately and Short in the middle syllables of nouns: as lGaneum, 2Hordeum. Ubi ego illum quseram? credo abductum in ganeum. Ter. Diripiunt nummos, negligunt vile Iwrdeum. Phad. 2, 7, 9 eu. And E before U is occasionally read separately and Long in the middle syllables of nouns: as Alphlus. Quo properas, Arethusa? suis Alpheus ab undis, Ov. M. 5, 599 It is also long in augustium, brabeum, cichoreum, gyacium, halcyonium, odium, propnigeum, psychomantium, sotadcum, zeus; and in AchiUeunt, AmaUhium, Areut, Putlantium, Penius, Scylacium, Sigeum. eu. And E before U is occasionally Coumon in the middle syllables of nouns: as Conopeum. Ut testudineo tibi, Lentule, conopeo Juv. 6, 80 Sol aspicit cunopeum. Hor. Epod. 9, 1G eu. E before U is Short in the middle syllables of adjectives: as 'Gorgoneus, 2Laneus. 'Gorgoneum turpes crinem mutavit in hydros. Ov. M. 4, 801 Laneut Euganei lupus excipit ora Timavi, Mart. 13, 89, 1 eu. But before U is sometimes Long in the middle syllables of adjectives: as Laomedontius. Laomedontia; luimus perjuria Trojse. Virg. G. 1. 502 It is also long in adamantcus, lorevs, dichoreus, epicureus, gigantius, halcy. oneus, hcracleus, hirceus, lyncius, muscus; and in Achillius, Argeut, Arisiippeus, Atclepiadcus, Atlanteus, Bereniceus, Boreus, Cadmeus, Cinyreut, Eetioneus, Erebius, Lycambius, Lynciut, Lyrceus, Maleus, Menandreut, Neliut, Nysius, (Enius, Orontius, Penelopius, Perimedcus, Pherecydiut, Persius, Philippcus, PimpHus, Polycletius, Polydoreus, Priapiut, Promethcus, Pyladius, Rhadanumthius, Semelius, Sigiut, Tegeus, Thermodonteus, Theseus, .