Manual Latin grammar - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...he threw his forces across the Iber.--Liv. XXI. 23. (3) In Apposition after verbs of choosing, &c. (See § 46.) IV. In neuter pronouns and adjectives of number (in an adverbial sense), especially with neuter verbs: as, quidve moror, or why do I delay?--Virg. iEn. II. 101. pauca milltes hortatus, having briefly exhorted the soldiers.--Sail. Jug. 49. So id temporis, at this time.--Cic. Cat. I. 4, 10. Similar to this is the so-called Synecdochical or Greek Accusative, used by the poets to denote the part affected: as, flavaque caput nectentur oliva, and their heads shall be wreathed with yellow olioe.--Virg. iEn. V. 309. So with the passive (used reflectively) of cingo and similar verbs: as, Inutile ferrum cingitur, he girds on his useless sword.--Virg. Mn. II. 510. V. In exclamations: as, O fortunatam rempnbUcam! 0 fortunate republic!--Cic. Cat. II. 4. VI. As subject of the infinitive in dependent clauses, after verbs of knowing, thinking, hearing, wishing, and telling (verba sentiendi et declarandi). See, for examples of this use, Oratio Obliqua (§ 67, i. 2), and Substantive Clauses (§ 70, Hi.). Note.--For the accusatives of time and place, see §55.--For the accusative after prepositions, see § 56. 53. Vocative. The Vocative is used in direct address: as, Septimi, Grades aditure mecum, Septimius, who art ready to go with me to Gades.--Hor. Carm. II. 6, 1. Sometimes the nominative is used instead: as, almae filius Maiae, O son of benignant Maia.--Hor. Carm. I. 2, 413. audi, tu pSpiilua Albanus, hear, thou people of Alba.--Liv. I. 24. 54. Ablative. The Ablative, in general, implies either instrument or separation. It is used--I. To express cause, means, and specification: as, vultu Mllonis perterrltus, scared by the countenance of M...