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A Handbook of the English Language

Part 4 — CHAPTER XXVII.

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THE IMPERSONAL VERBS.

§ 334. In me-seems, and me-thinks, the me is dative rather than accusative, and = mihi and μοι rather than me and με.

§ 335. In me-listeth, the me is accusative rather than dative, and = me and με rather than mihi and μοι.

For the explanation of this difference see Syntax, Chapter XXI.

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