Adjectives that fignifie plenty or scarceness, will also have an Indefinite Article; as for Exam ple, L'Angleterre eft pleine de braves Gens, England is full of brave People. Cet homme eft pauvre d'esprit, This man, has no great store of wit. , If a Noun Subftantive be put before the proper Name of King doms or Countries, we use the Article de, as for Example, Le Roi de Suede, the King of Swedeland. Le Duc de Baviere, The Duke of Bavaria. Adjectives of praife and blaming take the fame Article; as for Example, le Duc de Marleborough eft digne de louange, d'avoir pris Lile; The Duke of Marlborough is worthy of Praise for having taken Lile. Il eft digne de mon amitié he is worthy of my friendship. Subftantives of Quality require the fame Article de; as for Example, Mr. le Prince Eugene eft homme de cœur, Prince Eugene is a man of courage: The Verb manquer takes the fame Article de; as for Example, Les Suedois ne manquent point de courage, The Swedes want not courage. Before the Numbers we put the fame Article de; as for Example, Il y avoit une Armée de trente mille hommes devant Candie, There was an Army of thirty thousand men before Candia. All Names of Liberal Arts i if that word Mafter be before, take the fame; as for Ex:, Un Maître de Mufique, A Mufick Mafter. But, if we determine the things, then we say, C'est le Maître de la Mufique du Roi, It is the Master of the King's Mufick. Before Nouns of Sciences, we use the fame Article as for Example, C'eft un Profeffeur de Théologie, He is a Profef four of Divinity. All proper Names of Cities, Towns, Suburbs, Villages, Hamlets, require the fame Article de; as for Example, je viene de Londres, I come from Lon don, &c. Dieu, being meant of the true God, requires the Indefinite Ar ticles as for Example, C'eft la volonté de Dieu, 'Tis God's will. Except, when fome Adjective follows, as for Example, C'est une terrible chofe de tomber entre les mains du Dieu vivant, 'Tis a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God. All Proper Names of Men, Women, Spirits, good and bad, Gods, Goddeffes, of Males and Females, of irreasonable Crea tures of Months and Days, take the Article de in the Genitive; as for Example, Pierre, Peter de Pierre, of Peter; Marie, Mary, de Marie, of Mary, &c. Force Force fignifying beaucoup, Wheat. So do the Adjectives of takes the fame Article de; as, Form; ds, Beau de vifage, of Le Roi de France prit Masa comely countenance. tricht à force d'hommes, The Bien, being taken quantitaKing of France took Maftrick tively, requires the Definite by firength of men. Article; as for Example, Vous prenez bien de la peine, You take much pains. Thefe Verbs take de after themselves, viz. orner, to adorn; enrichir, to enrich; vêtir, to cloath; couvrir, to cover: as for Example, Cette Chambre eft tendue de tapifferie, This Chamber is hung with Tapistry, &c. à marked with an accent is the Indefinite Article of the Dative Cafe, as for Example, J'ai communiqué ma maladie à des Médecins; that is to fome Phyficians: But if we name particular ones we ufe the Definite Article; as for Example, J'ai communiqué ma maladie aux Médecins de Londres, I have acquainted the Phyficians of London with my fickness. Two Subftantives meeting to A Noun which fignifies the manner how any thing is done, will have an Indefinite Article; as for Example, La Mer eft agitée de tempêtes, The Sea grows rough with tempefts." Adjectives which fignifie Defire take the fame; as for Exam-gether, & fignifying different ple, Ambitieux d'honneur, Defirous of honour. Names of Meafure take the fame Article de; as, Un boiffeau de froment, A Bushel of things, the last is put in the Genitive Cafe, as for Example, Le Royaume d'Angleterre eft grand The Kingdom of England is great. Du Régime des Verbes. Of the Cafes that Verbs govern. T nommé Bucephale, The King of Macedonia had a horse called Bucephalus. The Subftantive Verb governs the Nominative Cafe; as for Example, Venus étoit la plus belle belle des trois Déeffes, Venus was the handfomeft of the three Goddeffes. asked the Turk's leave to go to Jerufalem. The Verbs which take after The Active Verb governs the themselves thefe Latine PrepoAccufative Cafe as for Exam-fitions à or ab which govern ple, Terée Roi de Thrace aimoit paffionnement Philomele, Tereus King of Thrace loved Philomela extreamly. Nous devons honorer les Rois, puis qu'ils reprefentent Dieu fur la Terre We ought to honour Kings, fince they reprefent God on Earth. The Latin Verbs which govern the Accufative of the things, and the Dative of the Perfon, govern the fame Cafes in French; as for Example, I faut rendre à Cefar ce qui appartient à Cefar, We must render to Cæfar what belongs to Cæfar. Mon Fils, donne moi ton cœur, My Son, give me thy heart, &c. the Accufative of the thing, and the Ablative of the Perfon, govern the Genitive of the Per-. fon; as for Example, J'ai reçû une Lettre de mon ami, I have received a Letter from my friend. The Verbs, which in Latine govern the Ablative Cafe, govern in French the Genitive; as for Example, I jouït d'une grande tranquilité, He enjoys a great tranquillity. Il fe fert de fes amis, He makes use of his friends.. The Verbs of obeying, displeafing, pleafing, granting, and denying, govern the Dative Cafe of the Perfon; as for Examhple Les Rebelles n'obéïffent pas à leur Roi, Rebels do not obey their King. Ils déplaifent à Dieu, They displeafe God. Les fideles fujets plaifent à Dieu, Faithful Subjects are pleasing to God, &c. Exception: if we mean a part of fome thing, which the English exprefs by [fome] then the Acti ve Verb governs in French the Genitive of the thing; as for Example, Donnez-moi du pain, Give me fome bread, Verbatim, Give me of the bread. The Verbs, which in Latine govern the Accufative of the thing, and the Ablative of the Perfon, govern the Dative of the Perfon in Frer Commander to command, if we speak of an Army, a Fleet, a Regiment, a Company, or any thing belonging to an Army, governs the Accufative; as for Example, Le Roi Darius commandoit fon Armée, King Darius commanded his Army, &c. Commander, for other things. governs the Dative of the perI 3 fon; fon; as for Example, Dieu nous commande d'honnorer les Rois, God commands us to honour Kings. Reciprocal Verbs of jeering; boasting, and mistrusting, govern the Genitive Cafe; as for Example, Alexandre le Grand fe moqua de Darius, Alexander the Great laughed at Darius, Ciceron ne fe défioit pas de Popilius, Cicero did not mistrust Popilius. Jean de Werd, ce grand Général de l'Empereur, ne fe vantoit jamais de fes belles actions John de Werd, that great General of the Emperour, did never boast of his brave actions. Thofe two Neuter Verbs in Latin, faveo, I favour, ftudeo, I ftudy, which govern in Latine the Dative Cafe, govern in French the Accufative; as for Example, Le Roi favorise les braves gens, The King favours gallant men. Quand ils étudient leur devoir, When they ftady their duty. Paffive Verbs govern the Genitive Cafe i as for Example, Il est aimé de tout le monde, He is beloved of every one. Adulor and Blandior, which Latine Verbs fignifie in French flatter, in English to flatter, tho they govern the Dative in Latine, they govern the Accufative in French; as for Example, Pourquoi me flatez-vous? Why do you flatter me? When you find the Prepofition ad after thefe Verbs, mitto, fcribo; I fend, I write, you must make use of the Dative Cafe; as for Example; Scripfi ad illum, I have writ to him Je lui ai écrit. Darius envoya unę Lettre à Alexandre le Grand, Darius fent a Letter to Alexander the Great, Not only after thefe two Verbs, but always, when the Prepofi tion ad is found after a Verb; as for Example, Redde Cafari quod ad Cafarem pertinet, Render to Cæfar what belongs to Cæfar, Rendez à César ce qui appartient à Céfar. The Deponent Verb, which in Latine governs the Accufative Cafe, doth the fame in French, being an Active Verb in our Language and not Deponent; as for Example, Tout le monde admiroit la fageffe du Maréchal de Turenne, Every one admired the wisdom of Marshal Turenne. Les Affyriens admirérent leur Reine Semiramis, The Affyrians admired their Queen Simiramis. Pardonner, governs the Accufative of the thing, and the Dative of the Perfon, as for Example, Pardonnez-nous nos offences, Forgive us our trespaffes. Verbs of remembring, of pitying, of repenting, of growing weary of fome thing, of grieving, of rejoyceing, govern the Genitive Cafe; as for Example, Jouer in other things governs Des Adverbes de mouvement, & des quatre Questions des Latins Ubi, où; Quò, où; Unde, d'où; Quà, par où. Of the Adverbs of Motion, or of the four Latine Questions, viz. Ubi, Where; Quò, Whither; Unde, from whence; Quà, By which way. |