B6re, Cal6re. DoUre, Giacire.
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Godire.
Polire.
SoUre,


ValSre.
ParSre.
RimanSre,


Tacire.
Vdire.
PersuadSre.
SapSre.
Temire.
Piacire.
Sedere.
Tenire.
2nd. — In the two participles^ the tonic accent al-
ways falls on the penultimate ; as amdio, creduto,
sentUoy soddisfdtto, amdndo, &c. ; except : —

1st. — The participles IScito, pdsito, s6liio,

2ndly. — Contracted participles^ which are formed
from a verh whose first person of the present of the
indicative has the tonic accent on the antepenultimate^
as they always follow the pronounciation of that per-
son : thus, are to be pronounced mdcero, dimentico,
for macerdta, dimenticdto, &c,, on account oi mdcero ,
dimintico,

3rd — In all the other tenses^ all the persons have
the tonic accent on the penultimate^ except : —

1st — The persons having the final vowel accented ;
as sard, crederd, domando,

2ndly. — The first person plural of the imperfect of
the subjunctive ; as amdssimo, prend^ssim(K

3dly. — The third person plural in all the
tenses ; as dmano, credSvano, sentirono, canterib^
heroy &c.
Observation, — All verbs of the second and third
conjugations^ and the greater part of the first
conform to the above rules ; but there are several
verbs of the first conjugation which require par-
ticular rules : they form the subject of the following
articles.
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42 OUIDB TO TBS PRONUNCIATION

ABT. II.— BI7LES PECULIAR TO THB F1B8T

CONJUGATION.
