Creator
Alexander Adam
Title
The Rudiments of Latin and English Grammar.
Coverage
Edinburgh
Publisher
Bell & Bradfute et al.
Date
1793
Subject
4th ed.
Description
After attending Edinburgh University as an “impecunious student,” Adam (1741–1809) became a headmaster and classical scholar. Adam was more interested in Latin than in English, and he thought departures from the Latinate model to be degenerate. His students included Sir Walter Scott, Lord Brougham, and Lord Cockburn. In 1809, he had a seizure while teaching. Five days later, on his deathbed, his final words were directed to an imaginary class: “But it grows dark, boys—you may go. We must put off the rest till tomorrow.”