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Herm'ælogium or, an essay at the rationality of the art of speaking. As a supplement to Lillie's grammer, philosophically, mythologically, & emblematically offered by B.J.
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Jones, Bassett.
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propension_n such_o as_o be_v the_o fire_n to_o burn_v etc._n etc._n or_o else_o advise_o which_o last_o sort_n oââesire_n stand_v equal_o incline_v to_o two_o contrary_n as_o a_o man_n be_v either_o to_o walk_v or_o not_o in_o which_o also_o there_o must_v be_v a_o certain_a deliberation_n that_o be_v a_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n free_o reason_v this_o election_n whether_o pro_fw-la or_o con_v make_v no_o difference_n since_o he_o that_o dissuade_v do_v persuade_v not_o to_o do_v whence_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o thing_n thus_o do_v shall_v be_v declare_v by_o a_o particular_a shape_n face_n or_o figure_n of_o word_n therefore_o thing_n just_a now_o do_v they_o call_v indicative_a or_o definitive_a thing_n to_o be_v do_v before_o this_o election_n or_o on_o it_o depend_v they_o call_v con_v or_o subjunctive_a thing_n absolute_a or_o no_o way_n depend_v and_o yet_o in_o the_o power_n of_o another_o they_o distinguish_v call_v a_o vote_n towards_o a_o great_a optative_a and_o towards_o a_o lesser_a imperative_a last_o whereas_o certain_a verb_n do_v bare_o express_v the_o will_n power_n or_o inclination_n of_o the_o agent_n as_o volo_fw-la cupâo_fw-la vadeo_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o object_n of_o those_o be_v expressible_a either_o simple_o or_o else_o under_o time_n thus_o volo_fw-la cibum_fw-la cupio_fw-la imperium_fw-la video_fw-la cursum_fw-la meat_n be_v simple_o object_v to_o the_o will_n rule_n to_o the_o desire_n and_o the_o course_n or_o race_n to_o the_o sight_n but_o if_o i_o be_v to_o manifest_v these_o object_n under_o time_n and_o action_n joint_o then_o be_v i_o force_v to_o find_v out_o some_o word_n that_o may_v express_v the_o action_n infinitive_o that_o be_v without_o positive_o define_v either_o as_o to_o say_v volo_fw-la comedere_fw-la cupio_fw-la imperare_fw-la video_fw-la te_fw-la currere_fw-la which_o infinitive_n way_n of_o expression_n can_v yet_o proper_o be_v call_v a_o mood_n since_o no_o inclination_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v 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5.8_o therefore_o they_o say_v let_v we_o go_v sacrifice_n so_o much_o for_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o supine_n which_o i_o confess_v do_v not_o satisfy_v our_o author_n last_n which_o follow_v adjective_n and_o he_o will_v have_v understand_v passive_o neither_o know_v i_o well_o how_o the_o end_n of_o a_o motion_n may_v be_v so_o render_v it_o be_v analogical_a to_o a_o physical_a ret._n and_o say_v the_o metaphysic_n finis_fw-la &_o efficiâns_fw-la entitatiuè_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la sunt_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la the_o only_a difference_n be_v that_o essentia_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la that_fw-mi esse_fw-la rei_fw-la &_o est_fw-la primum_fw-la principinm_fw-la motus_fw-la so_o jac._n mart._n in_o part_n met._n sect._n 13._o shall_v we_o then_o with_o the_o forequote_v philosopher_n 144._o âcal_a ibid._n l._n 7._o c_o 144._o exclude_v those_o as_o be_v nominal_n rather_o than_o verbial_a supine_n vocatu_fw-la drusi_n say_v he_o in_o the_o same_o place_n i._n e._n vocatione_n 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grammar_n p._n 261._o etc._n etc._n and_o not_o the_o lackey_n which_o servilety_n of_o they_o be_v further_a probable_a in_o that_o the_o govern_v power_n mr._n hoole_n attribute_n they_o be_v not_o of_o themselves_o but_o of_o the_o be_v motion_n or_o quality_n they_o so_o personate_v or_o usher_v as_o be_v exemplary_a first_o by_o the_o adverb_n which_o suppose_v invent_v in_o order_n to_o this_o threefold_a use_n viz._n 1._o the_o abbreviation_n of_o sentence_n 2._o the_o gradation_n of_o incompatible_a quantite_n and_o quality_n and_o 3._o a_o prescripion_n to_o the_o innumerable_a circumstance_n of_o action_n time_n and_o place_n 1_o in_o the_o first_o employment_n i_o observe_v its_o note_n to_o be_v sometime_o rude_a and_o sometime_o conform_v whereof_o the_o first_o do_v notify_v thing_n present_a a_o a_o and_o that_o common_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o some_o exterior_a sign_n or_o gesture_n and_o do_v govern_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o noun_n or_o verb_n they_o so_o 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