English grammar, adapted to the different classes of learnersWilson, 1817 - 348 էջ |
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... idea , or that serve as explanations , are contained in the smaller letter : these , or the chief of them , will be perused by the student to the greatest advantage , if post- poned till the general system be completed . The use of ...
... idea , or that serve as explanations , are contained in the smaller letter : these , or the chief of them , will be perused by the student to the greatest advantage , if post- poned till the general system be completed . The use of ...
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... ideas , and the medium by which we perceive the sen- timents of others , and communicate our own ; and as signs exhibit the things which they are intended to represent , more or less accurately , according as their real or established ...
... ideas , and the medium by which we perceive the sen- timents of others , and communicate our own ; and as signs exhibit the things which they are intended to represent , more or less accurately , according as their real or established ...
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... ideas . A word of one syllable is termed a Monosyl- lable ; a word of two syllables , a Dissyllable ; a word of three syllables , a Trisyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables , a Polysyllable . All words are either primitive or ...
... ideas . A word of one syllable is termed a Monosyl- lable ; a word of two syllables , a Dissyllable ; a word of three syllables , a Trisyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables , a Polysyllable . All words are either primitive or ...
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... idea of a whole , that is , of unity . Thus likewise , a dozen , a score , a hundred , or a thousand , is one whole number , an aggre- gate of many collectively taken ; and therefore still re- tains the article a , though joined as an ...
... idea of a whole , that is , of unity . Thus likewise , a dozen , a score , a hundred , or a thousand , is one whole number , an aggre- gate of many collectively taken ; and therefore still re- tains the article a , though joined as an ...
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... idea of case doubtless has a reference to the termination of the noun : but there are many instances , both in Greek and Latin , in which the nominative and accusative cases have precisely the same form , and are distinguished only by ...
... idea of case doubtless has a reference to the termination of the noun : but there are many instances , both in Greek and Latin , in which the nominative and accusative cases have precisely the same form , and are distinguished only by ...
Common terms and phrases
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
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Էջ 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.
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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!
Էջ 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.
Էջ 320 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Էջ 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...
Էջ 42 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Էջ 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.
Էջ 321 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Էջ 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.