The Grammar of English Grammars; With an Introduction, Historical and Critical the Whole Methodically Arranged and Amply Illustrated and a Key to the Oral Exercises to Which Are Added Four Appendixes, Pertaining Separately to the Four Parts of Grammar
The Grammar of English Grammars; With an Introduction, Historical and Critical the Whole Methodically Arranged and Amply Illustrated and a Key to the Oral Exercises to Which Are Added Four Appendixes, Pertaining Separately to the Four Parts of Grammar
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 Excerpt: ...she grapple it with tho prido of philosophy."--Chalmers. "Seeking to lord J over God's heritage."--The Friend, vii, 253. "It is not for kings, 0 Lemuel it is not for Liars It drink wino, nor for princes Btrong drink."--Prov., xxxi, 4. "Having no temptation totffGfld cannot act unjustly without defiling his nature."- ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 Excerpt: ...she grapple it with tho prido of philosophy."--Chalmers. "Seeking to lord J over God's heritage."--The Friend, vii, 253. "It is not for kings, 0 Lemuel it is not for Liars It drink wino, nor for princes Btrong drink."--Prov., xxxi, 4. "Having no temptation totffGfld cannot act unjustly without defiling his nature."--Brown's Divinity, p. 11. "Come, and trip it as you go, On tho light fantastic toe."--Milton. Exception Fourth. A singular antecedent with tho adjectivo many, sometimes admits a plural pronoun, bat never in tho same clause; as, "Hani has been the tate of many a great genius, that while they law conferred immortality on others, they have wanted themselves some friend to embalm their name) to posterity."--Welwood's Pre/, to Howe's Lucan. "In Hawick twinkled many a light, Behind him soon they set in night."--W. Scott Exception Fifth. When a plural pronoun is put by cnallage for the singular, it does not agree with its noon number, bocause it still requires a plural verb; as, "We Lindley Murray hare folkwKd those authors, who appear to have given them tho most natural and intelligible distribution."--Mrray's Gram., 8vo, p. 29. "We shall close ovr remarks on this subject, by introducing the sentiments of Dr. Johnson respecting it."--lb. "My lord, you know I love you."--Shakspeare. Exception Sixth. The pronoun sometimes disagrees with its antecedent in one sense, because it takes it in aa other; as, "I have perused Mr. Johnson's Grammatical Commentaries, and find il a very laborious, learned, and useful Work."--Tito. Knipe, D. D. "Lamps is of the plural number, becuae it means more than ono."--Smith's New Gram., p. 8. "Man is ...
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