genial Moisture, the Meadows are covered with Grass, and the Vales stand thick with Corn.

With a Genitive.

1. He was rich in Horses, richer in Cattle, and most rich in Land.

2. All Places abound with Fools.-All are full of Perfidy and Deceit.

3. When the Mind of Man is inwardly satisfied, and full of Joy, it does good to the Body too, as appears in his cheerful Countenance.

4. He truly may be said to be full of Days, who desires no more to be added to his Life for his own sake, but for theirs only to whom he is serviceable.

5. The Land, tho' barren of Corn, was full of divers Metals.

6. The Land abounded both with Men and Corn. 7. It is a melancholy Truth; but after my Mother's Illness, she was deprived of Sight.

8. If a solitary Life, without Friends, is full of Trouble and Disquiet, then Reason herself points out, that we should procure Friends.

II. Adjectives signifying Want.

With an Ablative Case.

1. I hope this Book will prove of Use to Boys, tho' it be poorer in Examples, than I could wish it. 2. He is poor indeed, who is in want of every Thing.

3. He had an excellent Genius, but for want of Study and Application, he was poor in Words,

4. Swearing is a Sin to which there is no Temptation, either from Pleasure or Profit: other Sins may offer us somewhat of one or the other, but this Sin is entirely void of both.

5. They are sturdy, not generous, who are void of all Grief.

6. How happy is it to be free from Danger, when all the Nations round us are plunged in War.

7. When we are free from necessary Business and Cares, we are desirous to see, hear, and learn something; and we think the Knowledge of Things, either hidden or wonderful, conducive to our living. well and happily.

8. Do what is just and' right, that you may be free from Fear.

With a Genitive.

1. I should always wish to be poorest in those Goods, which make the Owner of them unhappy. 2. A Man may be happy in himself, though in want of Silver and Gold.

3. Life is not short, but we make it so we are not in want of it, but prodigal.

4. Virtue stands in no need of Fortune.

5. A Man who is utterly destitute of Virtue himself, commonly envies Virtue in another.

6. Simplicity, without Art, prevails more upon the Minds of Men, than Art without Simplicity:

7. A Master who is rich, and not used to Labor, will not consider whether what he commands be just or unjust.

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8. Strength, void of Judgment, often falls by its own Weight.

9. He was so abandoned a Wretch, that he

was not only void of Virtue, but of common Humanity.

10. Then shall we be happy, when, having left these Bodies, we shall be free from all Desire and Emulation.

Adjectiva regunt Ablativum, &c.

Adjectives which signify the Cause, or the Manner and Fashion of a Thing, govern an Ablative Case; the Prepositions, à, ah, cum, or de, being generally understood.

1. A Man disposed to learn, will grow wiser even by Reprehension; whereas a Scorner grows worse by Endeavours to reform him, and is only made more incapable of good Advice, by being exasperated at it.

2. An obstinate Goodness overcomes an ill Disposition; as a barren Soil is made fruitful by Care and Tillage.

3. Misfortunes cannot be avoided, but they may be sweetened, if not overcome, and our Lives made happy, by Philosophy.

4. We may make that light by Patience and Constancy, which cannot otherwise be amended.

5. He that is ashamed to be seen in a mean Condition, would be proud in a splendid one.

6. That which is fair and plausible in Appearance, rather pleaseth us, than that which is plain and profitable in Effect.

7. They are to be blamed, who are faithful in Deed, but spoil the Duty by the Asperity of their Language: but they are worse, who are kind in Speech, but injure you in Fact: but the worst are

they, who are troublesome in their Words, and in their Doings hurtful.

8. A Speech ought to be more adorned with Sentiment than with Words.

9. He that is excellent in Deeds, makes amends for any Defect of the Tongue.

10. Tho' many are equal in Dignity, yet one alone can obtain the highest Place.

11. Crafty and audacious Counsels are joyful in the Expectation, difficult in the Management, and sad in the Event.

12. A Favor is rendered greater or less (tho' it be the same) from the Time, Place, and Manner: it often happens, that a thousand Pence given opportunely, does more good, than a Mass of Treasure would at another Time.

13. A Thing is said to be honest, or fit, not upon the Account that it is praised by many, but because it is of such a Nature, as to be commendable from its own intrinsic Beauty and Loveliness; tho' Mankind had neither Understanding to discern, nor a Tongue to praise it.

11. Whatever is probable in Appearance, though not altogether certain, yet if nothing offers to destroy that Probability, the wise Man will take up with it: and this is sufficient for the whole Conduct of Life.

Dignus, indignus, &c.

THESE seven Adjectives, dignus, indignus, (the Sign of,) præditus, contentus, (the Sign with,) captus, (the Sign in,) extorris, (the Sign from,) and fretus, (the Sign in, or upon;) also Adjectives signifying Price, require an Ablative Case;

which Case is rather governed of some Preposition not expressed in Latin.

I. Dignus.

1. It is the part of a good Man so to behave, that his Integrity may be thought more worthy of Belief, than the Oath of another Man.

2. There is nothing more commendable, or more worthy a generous Person, than Clemency.

3. Not he that merely finds Fault, but he that finds Fault with Reason, is worthy of Praise.

4. Few Men hunt after Praise without discovering it in themselves; which is sure to eclipse whatever praise-worthy Thing they do.

5. Neither Physicians, nor Generals, nor Orators, can perform any Thing worthy of great Praise, without Use and Experience.

6. It is praise-worthy to bear Misfortunes with Discretion, and not to be broken down by ill Fortune; but to maintain Dignity, even in the most severe Adversity.

7. True Virtue deserves true Praise: for whatever Virtue hath the Management of, she renders amiable, conspicuous, and worthy Admiration.

8. Doth any one contemn me, let him look to that my Care shall be not to speak, or do any Thing truly deserving Contempt.

9. The highest and most perfect Glory of a popular Man, consists in three Things: first, when the Public loves him; secondly, when it trusts him; and thirdly, when, with a certain Degree of Admiration, it judges him to be worthy the highest Honors.