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—310 PROSODY.— QUANTITY § 1596. In the first increase of the fourth conjugation, except4mus of the perfect, i not before a vowel is always long ; as,P?es. venlmus ; Perf. venimus. So, also, ibam, and ibo, from eo.7. /is long in slmus, sltis, vellmus, v e litis ; and their compounds;as, possimus, nolimus, &c.8. In rimus and ritis of the future perfect indicative, andperfect subjunctive, i is common ; as,Dixerimus, or dixerimus ; vicUritis or videritis.Note.— U long before turn of the supine comes under Rules VIII. andIX. It is long also in the penult of the perfect participle by the samerules, because the perfect participle is always derived from the supine.§ 159. QUANTITY OF PENULT SYLLABLES.816.— For the quantity of penult syllables, no definite rule can begiven which is not rendered nearly useless by the number of exceptionsoccurring under it. The following observations are usually given ratheras a general guide, than certain rules ; and they might be easily extended,were it of any practical advantage.1. Patronymics in IDES or ADES usually shorten thepenult ;as,Priamides, Atlantiades,