acc. /ne:minem\ (gen. /nu:lli:us\, abl.
/nu:llo:\, from /nu:llus\), no plur., m. and f., _no one_
/no:bilis, no:bile\, _well known, noble_
/noctu:\, adv. (an old abl.), _by night_ (nocturnal)
/statim\, adv., _immediately, at once_
/subito:\, adv., _suddenly_
/tardus, -a, -um\, _slow_ (tardy)
/cupio:, cupere, cupi:vi:, cupi:tus\, _desire, wish_ (cupidity)

_307._ The following six adjectives in -lis form the comparative
regularly; but the superlative is formed by adding -limus to the base
of the positive. Learn the meanings and comparison.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
facilis, -e, _easy_ facilior, -ius facillimus, -a, -um
difficilis, -e, _hard_ difficilior, -ius difficillimus, -a, -um
similis, -e, _like_ similior, -ius simillimus, -a, -um
dissimilis, -e, _unlike_ dissimilior, -ius dissimillimus, -a, -um
gracilis, -e, _slender_ gracilior, -ius gracillimus, -a, -um
humilis, -e, _low_ humilior, -ius humillimus, -a, -um

_308._ From the knowledge gained in the preceding lesson we should
translate the sentence _Nothing is brighter than the sun_

Nihil est clarius quam sol

But the Romans, especially in negative sentences, often expressed the
comparison in this way,

Nihil est clarius sole

which, literally translated, is _Nothing is brighter away from the sun_;
that is, _starting from the sun as a standard, nothing is brighter_.
This relation is expressed by the separative ablative /sole\. Hence the
rule

_309._ RULE. Ablative with Comparatives. _The comparative degree, if
/quam\ is omitted, is followed by the separative ablative._

_310._ EXERCISES

First learn the special vocabulary, p. 296.

I. 1. Nemo milites alacriores Romanis vidit. 2. Statim imperator iussit
nuntios quam celerrimos litteras Romam portare. 3. Multa flumina sunt
leniora Rheno. 4. Apud Romanos quis erat clarior Caesare? 5. Nihil
pulchrius urbe Roma vidi. 6. Subito multitudo audacissima magno clamore
proelium acrius commisit. 7. Num est equus tuus tardus? Non vero tardus,
sed celerior aquila. 8. Ubi Romae fui, nemo erat mihi amicior Sexto.
9. Quaedam mulieres cibum militibus dare cupiverunt. 10. Rex vetuit
civis ex urbe noctu discedere. 11. Ille puer est gracilior hac
muliere. 12. Explorator duas (_two_) vias, alteram facilem, alteram
difficiliorem, demonstravit.

II. 1. What city have you seen more beautiful than Rome? 2.