English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners. With an Appendix, Containing Rules and ObservationsT. Wilson, 1834 - 340 páginas |
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... minds , by offering too much at once for their comprehension ; and , on the other hand , conducting it by such short and general precepts and observations , as con- vey to them no clear and precise information . A distribu- tion of the ...
... minds , by offering too much at once for their comprehension ; and , on the other hand , conducting it by such short and general precepts and observations , as con- vey to them no clear and precise information . A distribu- tion of the ...
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... minds , as the nature of the subject , and the difficulties attending it , would admit . He pre- sumes that they are also calculated to be readily committed to memory , and easily retained . For this purpose , he has been solicitous to ...
... minds , as the nature of the subject , and the difficulties attending it , would admit . He pre- sumes that they are also calculated to be readily committed to memory , and easily retained . For this purpose , he has been solicitous to ...
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... minds of one another ; and that , without a competent knowledge of this kind , we shall frequently be in hazard of misunderstanding others , and of being misunderstood ourselves . It may , indeed , be justly asserted , that many of the ...
... minds of one another ; and that , without a competent knowledge of this kind , we shall frequently be in hazard of misunderstanding others , and of being misunderstood ourselves . It may , indeed , be justly asserted , that many of the ...
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... applied to explain the nature , of a conso- nant : and , by this means , the student is led into error and perplexity , respecting these elements of language . It should be impressed on his mind , that the name B 4 ORTHOGRAPHY . 19.
... applied to explain the nature , of a conso- nant : and , by this means , the student is led into error and perplexity , respecting these elements of language . It should be impressed on his mind , that the name B 4 ORTHOGRAPHY . 19.
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... mind , that the name of every consonant , is a complex sound ; but that the consonant it- self , is always a simple sound . Some writers have described the mutes and semi - vowels , with their subdivisions , nearly in the following ...
... mind , that the name of every consonant , is a complex sound ; but that the consonant it- self , is always a simple sound . Some writers have described the mutes and semi - vowels , with their subdivisions , nearly in the following ...
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accent according to RULE active verb 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 happy ideas imperative mood IMPERFECT TENSE improperly improved indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb kind king learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations Octavo Grammar participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense proper properly propriety relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tences termination thing third person singular thou tion tive Trochee verb active verse virtue voice vowel wise writing
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Página 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.
Página 340 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit constant pay receives, Is...
Página 240 - Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Página 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!
Página 244 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Página 42 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Página 180 - God by faith: that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death; if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Página 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...
Página 167 - Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him four-fold. 9 And Jesus said unto him. This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Página 276 - It is this sense which furnishes the imagination with its ideas ; so that by ' the pleasures of the imagination,' or ' fancy' (which I shall use promiscuously), I here mean such as arise from visible objects, either when we have them actually in our view, or when we call up their ideas into our minds by paintings, statues, descriptions, or any the like occasion.