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——,,250 SYNTAX.—TWO ACCUSATIVES. § 124and its accusative), we express also the remote object to which it is done,that object will be put in the dative ; thus, in the above examples, the verband the accusative following it, express the whole of that which is representee?as done to, or with reference to, the object expressed in the dative ; i. e. comparoVirgilium, expresses all here said to be done (Homero) to Homer, U ]compare Virgil to him." Narrasfabiilam expresses all here said to be done(surdo) to the deaf man, " you tell a story to him ;" and so eripuit me, together,express what is here done {morti) to death, u he rescued me fromit;" and so of other examples. See this more fully illustrated, Gr. Gram.,§ 152, Obs. 3,OBSERVATIONS.503.— Obs. 1. Verbs of comparing and taking away, and some others,instead of the dative, often take a preposition and its case ; as, Comparareunam rem cum ali a,— a d a Ham — r e s inter s e . JEripuit mfmorti , m orte — a, or ex morte,