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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 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...
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.
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Page 30 - If no nominative come between the relative and the verb, the relative will be the nominative to the verb.
Page 30 - But if a nominative come between the relative and the verb, the relative shall be of that case which the verb or...
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