_Abutor_, with an accusative. _Alterco_, for altercor. _Astu_, for Astutia. _Complacita est_, for placuit. _Catus._ _Claudier_, for claudi. _Conflictatur_, cum ingeniis ejusmodis. _Duint_, for dent. _Diecula._ _Emergere se_, for emergere. _Face_, for fac. _Introspicere._ _Ipsus._ _Immutarier_, for immutari. _Morigera._ _Maximum facere hominem_, for maximi. _Ornati_, for ornatus. _Preci_, for precibus. _Postillà_, for posteà. _Symbola_, for symbolum. _Spero_, for timeo. _Subsarcinatam._ _Tetulit._ _Tumulti_, for tumultus. NOTE 91. _If he finds out the least thing I am undone._ Terence has the art of making us feel interested in the favour of almost all his characters: they insensibly gain ground in our good opinion: even this Davus, who certainly has a spice of the rogue about him, creates a warm interest in his favour by his fidelity to Pamphilus; and his generosity in risking his own safety to serve him: he braves the threats of Simo, when, by assisting him, and betraying Pamphilus, he must have secured the old man’s favour, and consequently great advantages to himself. But very few of the worst characters in Terence’s plays seem to us to be wholly unamiable. NOTE 92. _I think their intentions savour more of madness than of any thing else._ Terence plays upon the words in the original of this passage, which is as follows, “Nam inceptio est _amentium_, haud _amantium_.” Literally, For they act like _mad people_, not like _lovers_. This pun cannot be preserved in an English translation, till two words can be found alike in sound, one meaning “_mad people_,” and the other “_lovers_.” The only attempt in English is the following: but the author has rather altered the sense. “For they fare as they were _lunaticke_, and not _lovesicke_.” BERNARD. Terence plays upon words in this manner several times in this play, _Maledicere_, _malefacta_ ne noscant sua. _Solicitando_, et _pollicitando_ eorum animos lactas. Quia habet aliud _magis_ ex sese, et _majus_. Quo _jure_, quaque _injuria_. Ipsu’ sibi esse _injurius_ videatur, neque id _injuriâ_. P. Quid vis _patiar_? D. _Pater_ est Pamphile. The ancients manifested very great partiality for this species of wit, which the Greeks called παρανομασία and the Romans _agnominatio_. The writings of Plautus abound with puns above all others, and he is thought to have applied them with great ingenuity: the following may serve as a specimen. _Boius_ est, _Boiam_ terit. Advenisse _familiares_ dicito. Nescio quam tu _familiaris_ es: nisi actutum hinc abis, _Familiaris_, accipiere faxo haud _familiariter_ _Optumo optumè optumam operam_ das.