[*] 340. The Vocative is the case of direct address:—
- “ Tiberīne pater, tē, sāncte, precor ” (Liv. 2.10) , O father Tiber, thee, holy one, I pray.
- “rēs omnis mihi tēcum erit, Hortēnsī ” (Verr. 1.33) , my whole attention will be devoted to you, Hortensius.
- “audī tū, populus Albānus ” (Liv. 1.24) , hear, thou people of Alba.
- “quō moritūre ruis ” (Aen. 10.811) , whither art thou rushing to thy doom?
- “cēnsōrem trabeāte salūtās ” (Pers. 3.29) , robed you salute the censor.
- “iubērem tē macte virtūte esse ” (Liv. 2.12) , I should bid you go on and prosper in your valor.
- “ macte novā virtūte puer ” (Aen. 9.641) , success attend your valor, boy!
[*] Note.--As the original quantity of the final e in macte is not determinable, it may be that the word was an adverb, as in bene est and the like.