ADVERTISEMENT. ON the Publication of the Introduction to the Latin Tongue, lately printed at this Prefs, it was found néceffary to form new Examples for Latin Exercifes, adapted more particularly to the Rules of that Grammar. To Jay nothing at prefent of former Collections of this Kind, let it fuffice to obferve, that the Examples of this Book are almoft all founded on Claffical Authorities. For the farther Benefit of Tuition, a new Publication for the inftruction of Youth in Antient Hiftory, is published under the Title of Hiftoria Antiqua. T. P. LIAN STEB 1930 LIBRARY THE First CONC O R D. The Agreement of the Nominative Case and the Verb. A Verbum Perfonale concordat, &c. Verb Perfonal (or, a Verb that has Perfons; as, firft, fecond, and third,) must be of the fame Number and Perfon with the Nominative Cafe as, 1. Virtue excelleth all Things in itself, all good Things are at Hand, with whom is Virtue. 2. Good Men hate to Sin, from a Love of Virtue. 3. Wicked Men fancy that they can appeafe the Gods with Gifts and Victims, but they lose both their Labour and Coft. 4. Dear are Parents, Children, Kinsfolks, Friends, but our Country alone contains the Affections of all thefe: What good Man therefore would fcruple to die, if he can be ferviceable to his Country? 5. No Man enjoys perpetual Good. A: 2. 7. Where 7. Where prudent Counsellors are wanting, a Nation goes to wreck, as a Ship does without a Pilot: Nor is one fufficient; for then only is a Country fafe, when many wife Men govern Affairs. 8. The Phyfician who has done his beft, is aequitted, tho' the Patient die, and fo is the Advocate, tho' the Client lofe his Caufe. 9. It is better to be called too liberal than ungrateful; good Men will praife the one, and bad Men will condemn the other. 10. Too much Liberty will end at last in some great Evil. Note, If two or more Nominative Cafes fingular, 'with or without a Conjunction copulative, come before a Verb; the Verb may be rendered in the Plural Number, 1. Food and Apparel must be adapted to the Health of the Body, not to Pleasure. 2. The Wife and Husband ought never to be angry both at once. 3. Life, Death, Wealth, Poverty, have great inAuence over all Men. Nominativus Pronominum raro, &c. THE Nominative Cafe of the Pronouns, Ego, Tu, Nos, Vos, are feldom expreffed in Latin, unlefs for Diftinction's Sake, or when an Emphafis (i. e. a particular Strefs or Vehemence of Expreffion) requires it; as, 1. When I regard not your Business, do not you regard mine. 2. I knew 2. I knew not the Way of speaking ill; but ye are now my Leaders, and I am determined to fol low you. 3. Certainly I am the unhappiest Man in the World; if any Mifchief happens to our Family; I feel it first, I know it firft. 4. As we are happy or miferable, compared with others, fo other People are miserable or happy, compared with us. 5. I think you are of a mild Difpofition towards your Children, and that your Son is dutiful; but he did not know you enough, nor you him; this often happens, where they live not well. 6. You are a Judge; fee, that you are not accufed of any Thing. 7. We are Rulers of the State; ye, not even of Staves.. So if He or They (or Men, Perfons, People, Spoken in general) come before a Verb, you must. leave out the Nominative Cafe in Latin, unless as in the foregoing Rule it be required by fome Dif-tinction or Emphalis of Expreffion; as, 1: He was accounted noble among his Equals. 2. They direct us well, who forbid us to do what we doubt whether it be juft or unjuft. Aliquando Oratio eft Verbo, &c.. Sometimes a whole Sentence, or Part of a Sentence, or an Infinitive Mood, ftands instead of a Nominative Cafe to the Verb; asy |