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may be difcerned either between objects and objects, or between 
events and the times and places of their occurrence. 
Nihil homini amico eft opportuno amicius *. 
“ Ceterz res que expetuntur opportune funt fingule rebus fere 
“ fingulis: divitiz ut utare: opes ut colare: honores ut lau- 
“‘ dere: voluptates ut gaudeas +.” In the firft of the above 
examples, the friend may prefent himfelf either accidentally, 
or in confequence of being fought for ; in the laft, the diffe- 
rent things mentioned are all the objects of an intended and a 
keen fearch. Both examples imply, that the occurrence or the 
attainments are highly feafonable, from the circumftances of 
the perfon concerned. “ Ad hofce proferendos, et tempus et 
“ locum opportuniffimum elegi t.”’ In this laft example, we fee 
the fuitablenefs between the event and both the time and the 
place of its occurrence. 
TEMPEsTIVus denotes the fuitablenefs of objeéts and events 
_ from neither of the circumftances already mentioned, but from 
the former being in their ftate of full maturity, and the latter 
occurring at their proper feafon. As applied to objects, tem- 
pefivus fuppofes them belonging either to the animal or the ve- 
getable kingdom, and of courfe having a progrefs toward per- 
fection, and afterwards adecline. “ Vindemia tempe/tiva §.7 
Aut tempeftivam fylvis evertere pinum **. 
Tandem define matrem, 
Tempeftiva {equi viro +f. 
Vok. Ill. q WHEN 
* Plaut. Epid. 3. 3.44. § Colum. rr. 12. 
+ Cic. de Am. 100. a. ; ¥** Virg. G. 1. 256. 
t Plin. lib. 8. ++ Hor. Car. 1, 23. 11. 
