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——258 SYNTAX.—CIRCUMSTANCES.—TIME. § 131559. Obs. h i. Humi, militice, and belli, are likewise constiued in thegenitive like names of towns ; as, jacet humi, " he lies on the ground ;"domi et militia (or belli), " at home or abroad."560. Obs. 8. When domus is joined with an adjective, the prepositionis commonly used ; as, in domo patemd. So, ad domum patemam, exdo/no patemd.—Except with mens, tuus, suus, noster, vester, regius, andalienus ; then it follows the rule. When domus has another substantiveafter it in the genitive, it may be with, or without, a preposition ; as, deprehensusest domi, domo, or in domo Ccesaris.561.— Obs. 9. Rus, and rure, in the singular, joined with an adjectiveare used with, or without, a preposition. But rura, in the plural, is neveiwithout it.562. Obs. 10. The names of countries, provinces, and all other placesexcept towns, are commonly construed with a preposition ; as, ndtus i nItalia; abiit in I tali am; rediit ex Italia; transit per Italiam, (fee. A few cases occur, however, in which names of countries, provinces,