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... better or worse shaped for this reverbera- tion , the voice is said to be more or less agreeable . If we consider the many varieties of sound , which one and the same human voice is capable of uttering , together with the smallness of ...
... better or worse shaped for this reverbera- tion , the voice is said to be more or less agreeable . If we consider the many varieties of sound , which one and the same human voice is capable of uttering , together with the smallness of ...
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... better I like it . I like this the least of any . " - -See this Chapter , in the OCTAVO Grammar . CHAPTER 111 , Of SUBSTANTIVES . SECTION 1. Of Substantives in general . notion : A SUBSTANTIVE or Noun is the name of any thing that ...
... better I like it . I like this the least of any . " - -See this Chapter , in the OCTAVO Grammar . CHAPTER 111 , Of SUBSTANTIVES . SECTION 1. Of Substantives in general . notion : A SUBSTANTIVE or Noun is the name of any thing that ...
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... better expressed by saying , " the sister of my friend's wife ; " or , " my friend's sister in law . " Some gram- marians say , that in each of the following phrases , viz . " A book of my brother's , " " A servant of the queen's ...
... better expressed by saying , " the sister of my friend's wife ; " or , " my friend's sister in law . " Some gram- marians say , that in each of the following phrases , viz . " A book of my brother's , " " A servant of the queen's ...
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... better of analogy , ) that are irregular in this respect : as , " good , better , best ; bad , worse , worst , little , less , least ; much or many , more , most ; near , nearer , nearest or next ; late , later , latest or last ; old ...
... better of analogy , ) that are irregular in this respect : as , " good , better , best ; bad , worse , worst , little , less , least ; much or many , more , most ; near , nearer , nearest or next ; late , later , latest or last ; old ...
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... better under- stand the peculiar nature and form of each of these modes of expression : " The chancellor being attached to the king , his crown was secured . " This constitutes what is properly called , the Case Absolute . SECTION 4 ...
... better under- stand the peculiar nature and form of each of these modes of expression : " The chancellor being attached to the king , his crown was secured . " This constitutes what is properly called , the Case Absolute . SECTION 4 ...
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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
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Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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!
Page 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.
Page 320 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Page 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...
Page 42 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Page 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.
Page 321 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Page 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.