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accusative adjective aetas agere alius amicitia amicus animus āre āri atis atque atum atus bonus cère conj covetous credĕre ctum cupiditas Curare dare dative debere děre Deus dicere divitiae dost ectum ĕre ĕris esse examples facere ferre friends genitive gerund govern habere homo humanus ille infinitive mood inis injury ipse iracundia īre ĭtum īvi laus lest litera live LXXVI Magistratus magnus malè maximè mind mors multus mundus nature Nemo nescire ness nihil nisi nominative Note Nullus omnis onis ōris OVID participle peccatum pecunia Plato PLAUT pleasure PLIN pluperfect tense posse prep preposition pron puer putare quaerere quàm quid quidam quis quisque Quum riches saepe scire semper signifying subjunctive subjunctive mood substantive suus tempus tense thee things thou Tusc tuus unus velle verb videre virtue vita vivere voluptas XXVII
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Page 69 - But if a' nominative come between the relative and the verb, the relative will be of that case, which the verb or noun fallowing, or the preposition going before, usually govern.
Page 78 - If the substantives be of different persons, the verb plural must agree with the first person rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third ; as, Si tu et Tullia, valetis, ego et Cicero valemus, If you and TulUa are well, I and Cicero are well.
Page 61 - Any Verb may have the same Case after it as before it, when both words refer to the same thing; as, Ego sum discipulus, I am a scholar. Tu vocäris Joannes, Той are named John. ¡lia incldit regina, She walks as a queen.
Page 85 - If the last substantive have an adjective of praise or dispraise joined with it, it may be put in the genitive or ablative.
Page 67 - If no nominative come between the relative and the verb, the relative shall be the nominative to the verb ; as — Fiant pilula duodecim, qua svmenda mint ut antea.
Page 150 - The gerund in DO of the ablative case is governed by the prepositions a, ab, de, e, ex, or in ; as, POKIUL a peccando absterret, Punishment frightens from sinning.
Page 103 - Sum used instead of affe.ro (to bring) governs two datives, the one of a person, and the other of a thing ; as, Est mili/, voluptati, It is, or brings, a pleasure to me.
Page 131 - ... came from them, whose speech was acceptable. In which greatness of mind consists. From which it is understood what may be true, simple and sincere. From that part in which we place wisdom and prudence. There is a God, whose power we adore, to whom we are obedient, and by whom we are preserved. The conveniences which we use, the light which we enjoy, the breath which we draw, are given and bestowed upon us by God. Of all the things from which something is acquired, there is nothing better, nothing...