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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ...Mors Crassi est a multis defieta, rather than multis defieta, Cic. Or. iii. 3. A te invitatus, rogatus, proditus, &c. hardly ever tibi. Ors. 1. The dative is properly not governed by adjectives, nor by any other parts of speech; but put after them, to express the object to which their signification refers. The particle to in English, is often to be supplied; as similis patri, like his father, to being understood. Ors. 2. Substantives have likewise sometimes a dative after them; as, ille est pater, dux, vel filius mihi, he is father, leader, or son to me; so, presidium reis, decus amicis, &c. Hor.; exitium pecoti, Virg.; virtutibus hostis, Cic. Ors. 3. The following adjectives have sometimes the dative after them, and sometimes the genitive; affinis, similis, communis, par, proprius, Jinitimus, fidus, conterminus, superstes, eonscius, cequulis, conlrarius, and adversus; as, similis tibi, or tui; superstes patri, or patris; conscius facinori, or facinoris. Conscius and some others frequently govern both the genitive and dative; as, mens sibi conscia recti. We say, similes, dissimiles, pares, dispares, cequales, communes, inter se; par et communis cum aliquo; civitas tecum ipsa discors; discordes ad alia, Liv. Ors. 4. Adjectives signifying usefulness, or fitness, and the contrary, have after them the dative, or the accusative with a preposition; as, Utilis, inutilis, aptus, ineptus, accommodates, idoneus, habllis, inhabilis, opportunns, conveniens, &c. alicui rei, or ad aliquid. Many other adjectives governing the dative are likewise construed with prepositions; as, Attentus quesitis, Hor. Sat. ii. 6, 82. Attentus adrem, Ter. Ad. v. 8, 31. Ors. 5. Of adjectives which denote friendship or hatred, or any other affection of the mind...
