English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations ...B. Johnson, 1809 - 308 páginas |
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... importance of the study of Gram- mar , and the principles of Composition , much might be advanced , for the encouragement of persons in early life to apply themselves to this branch of learning ; but as the limits of this Introduction ...
... importance of the study of Gram- mar , and the principles of Composition , much might be advanced , for the encouragement of persons in early life to apply themselves to this branch of learning ; but as the limits of this Introduction ...
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... importance will , he trusts , meet the approbation of every well - disposed reader . If they were faithfully regarded in all books of education , they would doubtless contribute very materially to the order and hap- piness of society ...
... importance will , he trusts , meet the approbation of every well - disposed reader . If they were faithfully regarded in all books of education , they would doubtless contribute very materially to the order and hap- piness of society ...
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... importance , that every learner of the English language should be taught to pronounce perfect- ly , and with facility , every original simple sound that be- longs to it . By a timely and judicious care in this respect , the voice will ...
... importance , that every learner of the English language should be taught to pronounce perfect- ly , and with facility , every original simple sound that be- longs to it . By a timely and judicious care in this respect , the voice will ...
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... importance , and should be well ex- plained to the pupil . They are frequently confounded by writers on grammar . Observations and reasonings on the name , are often applied to explain the nature , of a con- sonant : and , by this means ...
... importance , and should be well ex- plained to the pupil . They are frequently confounded by writers on grammar . Observations and reasonings on the name , are often applied to explain the nature , of a con- sonant : and , by this means ...
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... importance of obtaining , in early life , a clear , dis- tinct , and accurate knowledge of the sounds of the first principles of language , and a wish to lead young minds to a further consideration of a subject so curious and useful ...
... importance of obtaining , in early life , a clear , dis- tinct , and accurate knowledge of the sounds of the first principles of language , and a wish to lead young minds to a further consideration of a subject so curious and useful ...
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Términos y frases comunes
accent according to RULE active verb adjective pronoun admit adverb agree agreeably Amphibrach antecedent appears applied auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct ellipsis English language examples expressed following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive governed grammar grammarians happy hath idea imperative mood Imperfect Tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative kind king learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety regular verb relative pronoun render respect SECT sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable tence termination thing thou tion tive Trochee understood verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel wise writing
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Página 168 - 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 225 - 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.
Página 229 - 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 128 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Página 295 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Página 138 - All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices are innumerable." Is not mankind in this place a noun of multitude, and such as requires the pronoun referring to it to be in the plural number, their ? RULE v.
Página 287 - There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.
Página 289 - Homer was the greater Genius, Virgil the better Artist. In one we most admire the Man, in the other the Work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding Impetuosity, Virgil leads us with an attractive Majesty: Homer scatters with a generous Profusion, Virgil bestows with a careful Magnificence...
Página 225 - Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! 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 304 - The Lord is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of man that he should "repent. Hath he said it? and shall he not do it ? Hath he spoken it ? and shall he not make it good" ? are the effect of strong emotions of the mind ; such as, surprise, admiration, joy, grief, and the like.