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accusative adjectives Aegyptus aetas Alexander alius amicus animi animus Annibal apud army Asia Athenians Atheniensis Athens atque Babylon bellum bonus Caes Caesar Caesar Augustus castra Christ Cicero conditus consul Cyaxares Cyrus Darius dative Deus dico domus enemy etiam exercitus facio filius frater Gauls genitive gens gerund glory govern Graecia gyptus habeo homo hostis idem ille imperium inter ipse Italy jubeo Judaea Jugurtha Jupiter king legatus literas Macedonia magnus Medes mihi mitto mors multus natus neque nihil Note nullus omnis Ovid pater patria Plaut Pompey populus possum prae praelium preposition primus puer quam quid quis quod quoque regnum reign Roma Roman Rome Scipio senate Sicily slain sometimes substantive suus tamen tantus tempus terra things thou Thrasybulus tium unus urbs uxor venio verbs victory Virg virtus vita volo Whilst
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Page ii - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page ii - In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ;
Page 165 - Carthaginians were forbid to offer human sacrifices, and eat dogs' flesh ; and were commanded to burn the bodies of the dead, rather than bury them in the earth ; begging, at the same time, assistance against Greece, upon which Darius was about to make war. Before this engagement at sea, Xerxes had sent four thousand armed men to Delphi, to plunder the temple of Apollo, as if he carried on the war, not with the Greeks only, but also with the immortal gods ; which detachment was all destroyed with...
Page 133 - ... not enjoy but in the bands of society. It is thy duty, therefore, to be a friend to mankind, as it is thy interest that man should be friendly to thee.
Page 133 - Wisdom in the government of the world, and a discovering of the secret and amazing steps of Providence, from the beginning to the end of time. Nothing seems to be an entertainment more adapted to the nature of man, if we consider that curiosity is one of the strongest and most lasting appetites implanted in us...
Page 200 - He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it aside by itself. The critic applied himself to the task with great industry and pleasure, and, after having made the due separation, was presented by Apollo with the chaff for his pains.
Page 188 - The preposiiions in, sub, super, and subter, govern the accusative, when motion to a place is signified ; but when motion or rest in a place is signified, in and sub govern the ablative, super and subter either the accusative or ablative.
Page 30 - But if a nominative come between the relative and the verb, the relative will be of that case, which the verb or noun following, or the preposition going before, usually govern.
Page 139 - The gerund in DO of the dative case is governed by adjectives signifying usefulness or fitness ; as, Charta utllis scribendo, Paper useful for writing.
Page 159 - The name of a town (91) where any thing is or is done, if of the first or second declension, and singular number, is put in the genitive ! otherwise, in the ablative ; eg, 1.