A Handbook of the English Language

Chapter 115

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THE IMPERSONAL VERBS.

§ 334. In _me-seems_, and _me-thinks_, the _me_ is dative rather than accusative, and = _mihi_ and [Greek: moi] rather than _me_ and [Greek: me].

§ 335. In _me-listeth_, the _me_ is accusative rather than dative, and = _me_ and [Greek: me] rather than _mihi_ and [Greek: moi].

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

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