Besides let me know whether Page 416 propius accedere (malo enim esse in Tusculano aut uspiam in suburbano), an etiam longius discedendum putes, crebro ad me velim scribas.
In its second position it is described by Martial: "Hic ubi sidereus propius videt astra colossus Et crescunt media pegmata celsa via, Invidiosa feri radiabant atria regis, Unaque jam tota stabat in urbe domus.
Omnino intellego nullum fuisse tempus post has fugas et formidines nostras, quod magis debuerit mutum esse a litteris, propterea quod neque Romae quicquam auditur novi nec in his locis, quae a Brundisio absunt propius quam tu bidui aut tridui.
Levius solet timere qui propius timet=--A man's fears are lighter when the danger is near at hand.
Homines ad deos nulla re propius accedunt quam salutem hominibus dando=--In nothing do men so nearly approach the gods as in giving health to men.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "propius" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
