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1. MODEL IV. - THESE BOOKS ON PHILOSOPHY, hos de philosophia libros. The rule for the place of the Genitive, G. 598, 3, is applicable to the Acc. or Abl. with a Preposition, when similarly used.

2. MODEL VI.-LO, YOUR LETTER! ecce tuae litterae! For the Nominative, litterae, see G. 367, 3; 381, 3.

377. SYNONYMES.

Wall; murus, paries, moenia.

1. Murus, i, m.; WALL, any kind.

the generic term for a wall of

2. Paries, pariětis, m.; THE WALL OF A HOUSE; THE WALL

OF ANY BUILDING.

3. Moenia, ium, n. pl.; THE WALLS OF A CITY, CITY WALLS.

378. VOCABULARY.

As soon as, quum primum.

Surround, cingo, ĕre, cinxi, cinc

Because, quia, conj.

tum.

Cover, to clothe, adorn, vestio, ire, Tablet, tabŭla, ae, f.

ivi or ii, itum.

First, primum, adv.

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The = that, emphatic, ille, a, ud.
Unhappy, infelix, icis.

about, concerning, de, prep. Wall, murus, i, m.; moenia, ium,

with abl.

Inner, interior, ius. G. 166.
More, plus, pluris. G. 165, 1.
Paint, pingo, ĕre, pinxi, pictum.
Painting, tabula picta; lit. painted
tablet.

Practical knowledge, experience,
usus, us, m.

n. pl., G. 131, 1, 4); paries, ětis, m. Walls of the city, city walls, moenia; walls of my, your, &c., own house, mei, etc., parietes ; lit. my walls. Wonderful, mirus, a, um.

379. EXERCISE.

1. Marcus Cato was called wise because he had a practical knowledge of many things. 2. I will write more, if I have more leisure. 3. As soon as I came to Rome, I wrote to your father. 4. I exhort you to read studiously, not only these orations, but also these books on philosophy. 5. Within the walls of the city we have nothing to fear. 6. We must defend the city walls. 7. Cicero feared for his life within the walls of his own house. 8. The enemy were surrounding this place with a wall. 9. O, your wonderful memory, Marcus! 10. O, that unhappy day on which Sulla was made consul! 11. The inner walls of the temple were covered with paintings.

LESSON LXXVI.

FORMS FOR EXPRESSING PURPOSE.

380. LESSON FROM THE GRAMMAR.

I. The Subjunctive with a Conjunction — ut, ne, etc. 489. II. The Subjunctive with a Relative. 500.

III. The Accusative (especially of the Gerund) with ad.' 565, 3; 408, 4.

IV. The Genitive with Causa, Gratia, etc. 395; 414, 2, 3). V. The Supine in um. 569.

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1 The use of the Gerund in any other construction to express purpose, as in 563, 5, and 564, 2, should not be imitated by the learner.

V. We have come to remind you, not to importune you. VI. Lentulus assigned the city to Cassius to burn.

V. Admonitum venimus te, non flagitatum.

VI. Lentulus attribuit urbem inflammandam Cassio.

382. REMARKS.

1. MODEL I. Your JUDGMENT, tuum judicium. Emphasis places these words at the beginning of the clause, even before ut. See G. 602, III. 1.

2. MODEL II. - THAT HE MIGHT BE RULED BY IT, qua regeretur, Relative clause expressing purpose, lit. by which he might be ruled.

The Genitive

3. MODEL IV. -FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXHORTING YOU, cohortandi gratia. Te is omitted because expressed just before. precedes gratia.

4. MODEL V.-TO REMIND, admonitum, Supine.

See G. 569.

But ut with the Subjunctive might be used instead of the Supine.

383. VOCABULARY.

Achieve, perform, ago, ère, egi, ac- | Desire, opto, āre, āvi, ātum.

tum. Advantage, gain, emolumentum, i, n. As

- as possible, with adjectives, quam, adv., with superlat.; as

soon as possible, quam pri

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Example, exemplum, i, n.

For the sake of, causa with gen.

G. 414, 2, 3).

Profit, usefulness, utilitas, ātis, f. Set before, propōno, ère, posui, positum.

Somebody, something, aliquis, qua,

quid.

384. EXERCISE.

1. We desire to see you as soon as possible in this city. 2. Cicero was striving to save the republic. 3. Young men, devote yourselves to this study, that you may be wise. 4. Devote yourselves to study, that you may be able to be both an honor to yourselves and an advantage to the republic. 5. Ambassadors were sent to Caesar to say that the town. had been taken. 6. Scipio was born to achieve something worthy of a man. 7. Let us set before our sons examples for imitation. 8. He delivered the city to the soldiers to plunder. 9. Ambassadors came to Rome to ask for peace. The consul did many things for the sake of defending himself.

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LESSON LXXVII.

FORMS FOR EXPRESSING CONDITION.

385. LESSON FROM THE GRAMMAR.

I. Clauses with certain Conjunctions. 503. II. Relative Clauses. 513.

III. Participles. 503, 2, 1); 578, III.

IV. Oblique Cases with Prepositions. 503, 2, 2).

V. Imperative Clauses. 535, 2.

To these five forms a sixth might be added, the conditional sentence with Si omitted. See 503, 1. This form, however, cannot be safely imitated by the learner.

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