English grammar, adapted to the different classes of learnersWilson, 1817 - 348 pàgines |
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Pàgina 4
... proper to be committed to memory , are printed with a larger type ; whilst rules and remarks that are of less consequence , that extend or diversify the general idea , or that serve as explanations , are contained in the smaller letter ...
... proper to be committed to memory , are printed with a larger type ; whilst rules and remarks that are of less consequence , that extend or diversify the general idea , or that serve as explanations , are contained in the smaller letter ...
Pàgina 5
... proper selection of faulty composition is more instructive to the young grammarian , than any rules and examples of pro- priety that can be given , the Compiler has been induced to pay peculiar attention to this part of the subject ...
... proper selection of faulty composition is more instructive to the young grammarian , than any rules and examples of pro- priety that can be given , the Compiler has been induced to pay peculiar attention to this part of the subject ...
Pàgina 6
... proper skill in the connexion and meaning of words , and by a tenacious misapplication of language . ONE of the best supports , which the recommendation of this study can receive , in small compass , may be derived . from the following ...
... proper skill in the connexion and meaning of words , and by a tenacious misapplication of language . ONE of the best supports , which the recommendation of this study can receive , in small compass , may be derived . from the following ...
Pàgina 7
... proper manner , in the study of composition , we are cul- " tivating the understanding itself . The study of arranging " and expressing our thoughts with propriety , teaches to , " think , as well as to speak , accurately . " . BEFORE ...
... proper manner , in the study of composition , we are cul- " tivating the understanding itself . The study of arranging " and expressing our thoughts with propriety , teaches to , " think , as well as to speak , accurately . " . BEFORE ...
Pàgina 15
... proper and distinct sound . And here it will be proper to begin with the vowels . Letters denoting the simple sounds . a a Words containing the simple sounds . as heard in fate . as in fall . as in fat . in far . in in me . met .8.3.3.8 ...
... proper and distinct sound . And here it will be proper to begin with the vowels . Letters denoting the simple sounds . a a Words containing the simple sounds . as heard in fate . as in fall . as in fat . in far . in in me . met .8.3.3.8 ...
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accent active verb adjective adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeable Amphibrach appear auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished ellipsis emphasis English language examples Exercises expressed following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive give governed grammarians hath ideas imperative mood IMPERFECT TENSE improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb kind king latter learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations occasions Octavo Grammar participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence termination thing third person singular thou tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel wise writing
Passatges populars
Pàgina 323 - Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Pàgina 254 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Pàgina 330 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Pàgina 240 - Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Pàgina 320 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Pàgina 327 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Pàgina 42 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Pàgina 329 - Me miserable ! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath, and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep Still threatening to devour me opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heaven.
Pàgina 321 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Pàgina 309 - Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist; in the one, we most admire the man; in. the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream.