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Will. Pulcher.

Quick. Poulcats? There are fairer things than poulcats sure.

Evans. You are a very simplicity oman; I pray you peace. What is lapis, William?

Will. A stone.

Evans. And what is ‘a stone,’ William?

Will. A pebble.

Evans. No; it is lapis. I pray you remember in your prain.

Will. Lapis.

Evans. That is a good William. What is he, William, that does lend articles?

Will. Articles are borrow’d of the pronoun, and be thus declin’d, Singulariter, nominativo, hic, haec, hoc.

Evans. Nominativo, hig, hag, hog; pray you mark; genitivo, hujus. Well, what is your accusative case?

Will. Accusativo, hinc.

Evans. I pray you have your remembrance, child. Accusativo, [hung], hang, hog.

Quick. ‘Hang-hog’ is Latin for bacon, I warrant you.

Evans. Leave your prabbles, oman. What is the focative case, William?

Will. O—vocativo, O.

Evans. Remember, William, focative is caret.

Quick. And that’s a good root.

Evans. Oman, forbear.

Mrs. Page. Peace!

Evans. What is your genitive case plural, William?

Will. Genitive case?