DECLENSION OF PRONOUNS.
Pronouns concern ourselves so much, that we cannot altogether pass over them; though a hint or two with regard to the mode of learning their declension is all that we can here afford to give. We are constrained now and then to leave out a good deal of valuable matter, for the reason that induced the Dublin manager to omit the part of Hamlet in the play of that name—the length of the performance.
Pronouns may be thus agreeably declined:
Ego, mei, mihi,
Hoist the frog up sky-high.
Tu, tui, tibi,
In Chancery they fib ye.
Ille, illa, illud,
Cows chew the cud.
Is, ea, id,
Always do as you’re bid.
Qui, quæ, quod,
Or else you’ll taste the rod.
Every donkey can decline is, ea, id. We heard one the other day on Hampstead Heath, repeat distinctly
E—o! e—a! e—o!
THE FIRST LESSON IN LATIN.
When you decline quis quæ quid, beware of any temptation to indulge in dirty habits. Eschew pig-tail instead of chewing it. Never have any quid in your mouth, but a quid pro quo.