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from which latter alone, however, he draws his examples. In 
like manner the French exprefs cumulatives by one of their 
preterperfects only, viz. the compound, (the other, as I conceive, 
correfponds with the fecond aorilt of the Greek,) and fay, “ Jai 
** parlé de vous trente fois en ma vie.” 
Ir is eafy to produce apparent examples. to oppofe this theory. 
E. g. * in the fimile in the third book of Homer, line 23, it will 
be faid the aorifts are ufed indifferently, in an inftance fimilar- 
to thofe mentioned above. I deny it; enganon is not ufed there 
as a paft tenfe at all; it is ufed for the prefent, as this aorift 
frequently is, and the line ought to be tranflated thus : 
“ Asa lion rejoices who has fallen upoma large prey.” 
If it be doubted, take Virgil’s tranflation : 
“ Impattus ftabula alta leo ceu fepe peragrans 
“ Confpexit capream, aut furgentem in cornua cervum, 
2? 
“ Gaudet hians immane—— 
fineid. 10, 723. 
In the fame manner, in the famous fimile at the end of the 
8th book of Homer, ‘Qs 3 oF ev weaves dcee, various tenfes are ufed 
in defcribing a beautiful night-piece, fuch as has been often beheld; 
but they are all ufed for the prefent tenfe, and Dr. Clark | 
tranflates them accordingly. My pofition only is, that when on 
fuch 
* "Ose Atay txapn peyarw ind Camas xvpoas. 
