3.  With similis the Genitive is the commoner construction in Cicero, when the reference is to living objects; as,—­

    filius patris simillimus est, the son is exactly like his father;

    mei similis, like me; vestri similis, like you.

When the reference is to things, both Genitive and Dative occur; as,—­

    mors somno (or somni) similis est, death is like sleep.

4.  In the poets and later prose writers the use of the Genitive with Adjectives is extended far beyond earlier limits; as, atrox animi, fierce of temper; incertus consili, undecided in purpose.

GENITIVE WITH VERBS.

205.  The Genitive is used with the following classes of Verbs:—­

Memini, Reminiscor, Obliviscor.

206. 1.  WHEN REFERRING TO PERSONS—­

  a. memini always takes the Genitive of personal or reflexive pronouns;
  as,—­

    mei memineris, remember me!

    nostri meminit, he remembers us.

With other words denoting persons memini takes the Accusative, rarely the Genitive; as,—­

    Sullam memini, I recall Sulla;

    vivorum memini, I remember the living.

  b. obliviscor regularly takes the Genitive; as,—­

    Epicuri non licet oblivisci, we mustn’t forget Epicurus.

2.  WHEN REFERRING TO THINGS, memini, reminiscor, obliviscor take sometimes the Genitive, sometimes the Accusative, without difference of meaning; as,—­

    animus praeteritorum meminit, the mind remembers the past;

    meministine nomina, do you remember the names?

    reminiscere veteris incommodi, remember the former disaster;

    reminiscens acerbitatem, remembering the bitterness.

  a.  But neuter pronouns, and adjectives used substantively, regularly
  stand in the Accusative; as,—­

    haec memini, I remember this;

    multa reminiscor, I remember many things.

3.  The phrase mihi (tibi, etc.) in mentem venit, following the analogy of memini, takes the Genitive; as,—­

    mihi patriae veniebat in mentem, I remembered my country.

Admoneo, Commoneo, Commonefacio.

207.  These verbs, in addition to an Accusative of the person, occasionally take a Genitive of the thing; as,—­

    te veteris amicitiae commonefacio, I remind you of our old
    friendship.

  a.  But more frequently (in Cicero almost invariably) these verbs take de
  with the Ablative; as,—­

    me admones de sorore, you remind me of your sister.

  b.  A neuter pronoun or adjective used substantively regularly stands in
  the Accusative (Sec. 178, 1, d); as,—­