[2185.] The verbs of accusing, arguō and īnsimulō, take the accusative with the infinitive like verbs of saying: as,
cīvīs Rōmānōs necātōs esse arguō, V. 5, 149, my accusation is that Romans have been slain. occīdisse patrem Sex. Rōscius arguitur, RA. 37, Roscius is charged with the murder of his father. īnsimulāre coepērunt Epicratem litterās pūblicās corrūpisse, V. 2, 60, they began to accuse Epicrates of having falsified records of state.
[Verbs of Hoping, Promising, and Threatening.]
[2186.] The accusative with the future infinitive is used with verbs of hoping, promising, and threatening: as,
id sēsē effectūrōs spērābant, 7, 26, 2, they hoped to carry it out. pollicentur sēsē ē̆ī dēditūrōs, 5, 20, 2, they volunteer to surrender to him. But sometimes the present infinitive alone: see [2236].
[2187.] The accusative with the infinitive is sometimes used with verbs of joy, grief, surprise, or wonder: as,
venīre tū mē gaudēs, Pl. B. 184, thou art glad I’m come. doluī pācem repudiārī, Marc. 14, I felt sorry peace was rejected. These verbs often have the construction with quod, or in old Latin with quia ([1851]).