The rudiments of grammar.: The rules composed in English verse, for the greater benefit and delight of young beginners. / By James Shirley.

Comparisons Defective.

These Adjectives want the Positive.

• Prior the former
• Ocyor swift
• Deterior worse
• Penitior more inward
• Proprior neerer
• Ulterior more remote.

• Primus the first,
• Ocyssimus most swift
• Deterrimus worst
• Penitissimus most
• Proximus neerest, hence proxi∣mior
• Ultimus furthest, or the last.

These want the Comparative.

• Novus new
• Invitus unwilling
• Inclytus famous
• Diversus different
• Meritus deserving
• Sacer holy
• Falsus false
• Fidus faithful
• Nuperus late.

• Novissimus newest or last
• Invitissimus most
• Inclytissimus most
• Diverfissimus most
• Meritissimus most
• Sacerrimus most
• Falsissimus most
• Fidissimus most
• Nuperrimus most.

These want the Superlative.

Dexter, Lucky.	Dexterior. More.
Sinister, Unlucky.	Sinisterior, More.
Optimus, Fat.	Opimior, More.

Juvenis, Young.	Junior, The younger.
Senex, Old.	Senior, The elder.
Declivis, Downwards.	Declivior, More.
Acclivis Steep up.	Acclivior, more.
Lonquiquus, Far.	Longinquior, More distant.
Salutaris, Healthful.	Salutarior, More.
Supinus, Careless.	Supinior, More.

Adverbs.

Saepe, Often.	Diu, Long.
Saepius, More.	Diutius, Longer.
Saepissime, most.	Diutissime, Longest.

A Type of the degrees regular.

	Sing.	Plur.
N.	durus dura durum	durior durius	durissimus durîssima durissimum	duri durae dura	duriores duriora	durissimi durissimae dürissima
G.	duri durae duro	durioris	durissimi durissimae durissimi	duro••ū durarū durorū	duriorū	durissimorū durissimarū durissimorū
D.	duro durae duro.	duriori	durissimo durissimae durissimo	duris	durio∣ribus	durissimis
A.	durum durum durum	duriorē durius.	durissimū durissimā durissimū	duros duras dura	duriores duriora	durissimos durissimas durissima
V.	dure dura durum	durior durius	durissime durissima durissimum	dura durae dura	duriores duriora	durissimi duriissimae durissima
A.	duro dura duro	duriore ...vel duriori	durissimo durissima durissimo	duris	durio∣ribus	durissimis