He received me courteously, as well for the sake of Dr. Paget, who
introduced me, as of Isaac Penington, who recommended me; to both
whom he bore a good respect. And having inquired divers things of
me with respect to my former progression in learning, he dismissed
me, to provide myself with such accommodation as might be most
suitable to my future studies.
I went therefore and took myself a lodging as near to his house
(which was then in Jewyn-street) as conveniently as I could, and
from thenceforward went every day in the afternoon, except on the
first days of the week, and sitting by him in his dining-room read
to him in such books in the Latin tongue as he pleased to hear me
read.
At my first sitting to read to him, observing that I used the
English pronunciation, he told me, if I would have the benefit of
the Latin tongue, not only to read and understand Latin authors, but
to converse with foreigners, either abroad or at home, I must learn
the foreign pronunciation. To this I consenting, he instructed me
how to sound the vowels; so different from the common pronunciation
used by the English, who speak Anglice their Latin, that--with some
few other variations in sounding some consonants in particular
cases, as C before E or I like CH, SC before I like SH, &c.
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