5. We do not say, that in all Men are all Vices, tho' in some Men they are particularly eminent; but only, that a bad and foolish Man is free from none: neither do we acquit the bold of Fear, or free the Prodigal from Avarice.

6. When a Child arrives at such an Age, the Guardian is generally cleared of his Care and Guardianship.

Vertitur hic Genitivus, &c.

THIS Genitive Case (of the Crime_or_Thing) is often turned into an Ablative, with the Preposition de, especially if the Crime be particular; but more usually without the Preposition, if the Crime be general, as, Wickedness, Vice, &c. And note, Words of Admonishing, or Remembering, never have an Ablative without the Preposition de.

I. With a Preposition.

1. In such Case we ought to examine no farther than into the Crime of which he is accused.

2. Of which (Crimes) as he is accused by Word only, it is sufficient by Word to deny them.

3. I am accused unjustly by you of not being punctual in writing to you.

4. Notwithstanding all that could be said in his Defence, he was condemned of Extortion.

5. If you admonish a Man of a Fault, he presently thinks you his Enemy, because you tell him the Truth.

6. When we are admonished of a Fault, we ought to amend it.

7. He spoils a new Kindness, who, when he

confers it, puts the Receiver in mind of an old

one.

8. As I am persuaded it will be of Consequence, both in respect of your private Affairs, as well as upon every other Consideration, that you should hasten your Return, I thought it was proper to advise you of it.

II. Without a Preposition.

1. If you condemn me of one Crime, I shall condemn you of many.

2. He was cast into Prison, and, by the Iniquity of his Judges, was capitally condemned.

3. All the Works of Mortals are alike devoted to Mortality.

4. With much ado he was acquitted, from Suspicion of affecting to be a King.

5. I do not accuse you, nor lay any Thing to the charge of your Librarian; but so it is: some of my Verses have been published against my Will; and I know not how this could have happened but through you.

6. Tho' he was accused of this Crime, he was condemned upon another Account."

7. Never say Evil of any Man, but what you certainly know whenever you positively accuse any Man of a Crime, tho' it be in private; and among Friends, speak as if you was upon Oath; because God sees and hears you.

8. Nothing can be more rash, nothing more base, than to charge any one with false Crimes,

9. As none of these Things amounted to a Crime, of which he might be accused, they thought so great. a Man ought not to be judged upon Suspicion only;

but that they should wait 'till the Thing discovered itself.

10. If you judge too severely of me, I shall certainly retort the Charge.

Uterque, nullus, alter, &c.

THESE six Words, uterque, nullus, alter, alius, neuter, ambo, and all Adjectives of the Superlative Degree, require the Substantive they are joined with, to be put in the Ablative Cuse, only after such sort of Verbs as accusing, condemning, &c.

1. Of what Crime are you convicted? Of none. 2. Are you accused of Theft, or Perjury? Of neither.

3. Was he accused of Covetousness, or Prodigality? Of both.

4. It is likely that he, who is accused both of Covetousness and Prodigality, may, by impartial Judges, be acquitted of both.

5. An innocent Man is sometimes accused of most grievous Things.

6. A guilty Conscience hath no need of Witnesses: it accuseth itself of most heinous Crimes: wretched is the Man whom his own Conscience condemns.

Satago, misereor, et miseresco, &c.

THESE three Verbs require a Genitive Case: Satago, of the Thing we are busy about; and misereor, and miseresco, of the Thing or Person we pity.

I. Satago.

1. A wise Man is unwillingly drawn to meddle with other Men's Affairs, as thinking it more prudent to be busy about his own.

2. He that has his hands full of his own Business, is not at Leisure to mind other Men's.

3. He is of such a generous Disposition, that tho' he has Business enough of his own, he thinks it no Trouble to serve his Friend.

II. Misereor, or Miseresco.

1. Fools laugh at those who have committed a Sin: but good Men pity them, and by kind Reproof seek their Amendment.

2. It is Virtue to pity others in their Distress ; and not to shew any sign of Joy or Mirth, when thou seest any Man, tho' he be thy Enemy, in a calamitous Condition.

3. We oftentimes envy the Men that are miserable in all their great Pomp and State; and pity those who are happy in their Obscurity.

4. A Man is not worthy to obtain Compassion, who pities no one; nor is he worthy of Pardon, who denies it to others.

5. Virtue looks on all her Works with an impartial Eye, but more earnestly when they are in Distress as the Love of Parents most inclines to those, whom it most pities.

6. They continue to envy me at a Time when they ought to pity me.

7. Others, calling to Mind his former Reputation, took pity on his Age.

Reminiscor, obliviscor, &c.

THESE four Verbs, reminiscor, obliviscor, memini, recordor, admit either a Genitive, or an Ac cusative Case, of the Thing or Person remembered, or forgotten: the former, by Reason of Memoriam, or some such Word, being understood; and the latter, by the common Rule, Verba transitiva, &c.

I. Reminiscor, or Recordor.

1. With a Genitive. "

1. I will consider another Man's Want or Safety, but so as to remember my own; unless in the case of a very excellent Person, and then, I shall not much heed what becomes of myself.

2. A dumb Animal comprehends Things present by Sense, and remembers Things past, when the Sense is awakened thereunto by something present as a Horse remembers the Road, when he is first put into it, but in the Stable he has no Memory of it: the third degree of Time (I mean, the Time to come,) appertaineth not to dumb Animals. 3. It is a good sign when a Man reflects upon past Follies with Sorrow and Contrition.

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4. . When I recollect his Favor to me, I cannot also but remember my Promise to him.

2. Accusative.

1. A grateful Man will, in his Prosperity, remember the Kindness done him by a Friend in Adversity.