4. When two Verbs govern the same object, the Latin does not use a pronoun with the second, as is the rule in English. Thus:—
virtūs amīcitiās conciliat et cōnservat, virtue establishes friendships and maintains them (not eās cōnservat).
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.
[243]. 1. The Possessive Pronouns, as a rule, are not employed except for the purpose of clearness. Thus:—
patrem amō, I love my father;
dē fīliī morte flēbās, you wept for the death of your son.
But—
dē morte fīliī meī flēbās, you wept for the death of my son.
a. When expressed merely for the sake of clearness, the possessive usually stands after its noun; but in order to indicate emphasis or contrast, it precedes; as,—
suā manū līberōs occīdit, with his own hand he slew his children;
meā quidem sententiā, in my opinion at least.
2. Sometimes the Possessive Pronouns are used with the force of an Objective Genitive; as,—