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——§ 130 SYNTAX.—CIRCUMSTANCES.—PLACE. 257frequently Las the ablative singular in i; as, Habitat Carlhagini. Fueremijamdiu Dionysia, Plaut. ; Tibiiri gemtus, Scet.551.— Obs. 2. The name of the town where, or in which, is sometimes,though rarely, put in the ablative when it is of the first or second declension;as, Ty r o rex decessit, for Tyri, " The king died at Tyre" Just.; IIujusexemplar Romd nullum habemus, Vitruv.552.Obs. 3. The preposition in is sometimes expressed before theablative; as, In Philippis quldam nuncidvit, Suet. At, or near aplace is expressed by ad, or dpud with the accusative ; as, ad, or apudTrojam, " at, or near Troy*2. The place whither, or to which.553.—Rule XXXVII. The name of a towndenoting the place whither, or to which, is put inthe accusative; as,Venit II 6 m a m He came to Home,Profectus est At hen as,He went to Athens.554.— Obs. 4. Among the poets, the town to which is sometimes putin the dative ; as, Carthagi?ii nuncios mittam, Hor.555.Obs. 5. After verbs of telling, and giving, when motion to iaimplied, the name of a town is sometimes put in the accusative ; as, R 6-m a m erat nunciatum, " The report was carried to Rome ;" Me ssana mliteras dedit.3. The place whence, or fkom which.556.—Eule XXXVIII. The name of a townwhence qy from which, by or through tohich, isput in the ablative ;as,Discessit Corintho, He departed from Corinth.Laodiced iter fecit, He went through Laodicea.557. Obs. 6. The place by or through which, however, is commonlyput in the accusative with per ; as-, Per Th ebas iter fecit, Nep.558.4. Donius and rus.Rule XXXIX. Domus and rus areconstrued in the same way as names of towns ;Manet do mi (548), He stays at home.Do mum revertvtur (553),Do mo arcessltus sum (556),So alsoHe returns home.I am called from home.V'ait rure or ruri (548), He lives in the country.Abiit rus (,V He is gone to the country.Rediit rilre(556). He has returned from the country.as,