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Du Préau, Gabriel · 1586

More often, however, Ne not is prohibitive.
Give of affirming response: as, Etiam yes, certè certainly, næ truly, sic thus, ita so, quidni why not.
Give of confirming: as Profectò truly, certè certainly, sanè indeed, planè clearly, prorsus entirely, ideò therefore, nempè of course, vtique certainly, nimirum without doubt, scilicet namely.
Give of swearing: as Herclè by Hercules, mehercule so help me Hercules, pol by Pollux, ædepol by Pollux, castor by Castor, eccastor by Castor, mediussfidius so help me God.
Give of choosing: as Potius rather, potissimum most of all, imo on the contrary.
Give of urging: as Eia come now, age come, agite come (plural), agedum come now, ehodum hey now, sodes if you please, fultis if you wish, amabo please, amabo te I will love you (please).
Give of wishing: as Vtinam would that, si if, osi oh if, vt how/that, si si if only, o o.
Give of demonstrating: as En lo, ecce behold.
Give of comparing: as Magis more, minus less, maximè most, minimè least, minimum least.
Give of similarity: as Quasi as if, ceu as, tanquam as though, vt as, vti as, velut just as, veluti just as, fic thus, sicut just as, ficuti just as, ita so, itidem likewise.
Give of event: as Fortè perhaps, fortuitò by chance, casu by accident, fortefortuna by good fortune.
Give of intending: as Valde greatly, perquàm exceedingly, longè far, prorsus entirely, penitus deeply, omninò altogether, magnoperè greatly, impensè extravagantly, impendiò greatly, apprimè especially, admodum quite for valdè greatly, and imprimis above all for valde greatly.
Give of remitting: as Sensim slowly, paulatim little by little, pederentim step by step, vix scarcely, ægrè with difficulty, penè nearly, ferè almost, temerè rashly, propè near, propemodum almost, tantumnon all but, and modo non all but.
F I G V R A FIGURE.
How many figures of adverbs are there? Three. Which? Simple, as Diu long. Composite, as Interdiu during the day. Decomposite, as Imprudenter imprudently.
C O M P A R A T I O COMPARISON.
How many degrees of comparison of adverbs are there? Three, just as of nouns. Positive, as indoctè unlearnedly, fortiter bravely, parum a little. Comparative, as doctius more learnedly, fortius more bravely, minus less. Superlative, as doctissimè most learnedly, fortissimè most bravely, minimè least. For adverbs born from adjective nouns imitate the comparison of nouns, and receive the cases of the comparative and superlative. So also some others, not born from nouns: as Sæpè often, sæpius more often, sæpissimè most often. Secus otherwise, secius less otherwise, without a superlative. Nuper recently, nuperrimè very recently, without a comparative.
D E P R Æ P O S I T I O N E OF THE PREPOSITION.
What is a Preposition? An indeclinable part of speech, which, being placed before other parts of speech, either through apposition or composition, either changes, completes, or diminishes their signification. Completes, as intercipio I intercept, demiror I wonder at.