A phrase in which the words are so connected and depent, as to admit of no pause before the conclusion, necesily requires the genitive sign at or near the end of the rase: as, "Whose prerogative is it? It is the king of eat Britain's;" "That is the Duke of Bridgewater's ca;" "The bishop of Landaff's excellent book;" "The rd mayor of London's authority:" "The captain of the ard's house."

When words in apposition follow each other in quick suc ssion, it seems also most agreeable to our idiom, to give esign of the genitive a similar situation; especially if the un which governs the genitive be expressed: as, "The peror Leopold's ;" "Dyonysius the tyrant's;" "For avid my servant's sake;" "Give me John the Baptist's ead;" "Paul the apostle's advice." But when a pause is -oper, and the governing noun not expressed; and when e latter part of the sentence is extended; it appears to be quisite that the sign should be applied to the first genive, and understood to the other: as, "I reside at lord, tormont's, my old patron and benefactor;" "Whose glory dhe emulate? He emulated Cæsar's, the greatest genral of antiquity." In the following sentences, it would be ery awkward to place the sign, either at the end of each of e clauses, or at the end of the latter one alone: "These salms are David's, the king, priest, and prophet of the ewish people;" "We staid a month at lord Lyttleton's, he ornament of his country, and the friend of every virtue." The sign of the genitive case may very properly be undertood at the end of these members, an ellipsis at the latter art of sentences being a common construction in our lanuage; as the learner will see by one or two examples ; They wished to submit, but he did not ;" that is," he did not wish to submit ;"" He said it was their concern, but not is;" that is, "not his concern."

If we annex the sign of the genitive to the end of the last clause only, we shall perceive that a resting place is wanted, and that the connecting circumstance is placed too remotely, to be either perspicuous or agreeable: as, "Whose glory did he emulate?" "He emulated Cæsar, the greatest general of antiquity's ;" "These psalms are David, the king, priest, and prophet of the Jewish people's". It is

vice. On the other hand, the applic sign to both or all of the nouns in appo erally harsh and displeasing, and per incorrect: as, "The emperor's L George's" "Charles' the second's ;" at Smith's the bookseller's and stat which we have endeavoured to elucid inconvenience of both these modes of appear to be simple, perspicuous, and idiom of the language.

5. The English genitive has often so that we daily make more use of press the same relation. There is se the following sentences, in which thitaken. "The general, in the army declaration." "The commons' house." "Unless he is very igno condition." It were certainly better of the army; The vote of the com of lords ;"" The condition of the rather harsh to use two English ge substantive: : as, "Whom he acqua and the king's pleasure." "The ple: the king," would have been better.

We sometimes meet with three on one another, and connected by the to each of them: as, "The severity son of the king, touched the nation pression is not to be recommended. say,The severe distress of the k nation." We have a striking inst: mode of expression, in the following of the books of each of these class logue will be given at the end of the

6. In some cases, we use both th and the preposition of; as, "It is a Newton's." Sometimes indeed, un tence into another form, this metho ry, in order to distinguish the sense property, strictly so called, which is the relations expressed by the gen

ea would, aoudless, de conveyed in a better manner, oy

ying, "This picture belonging to my friend."

When this double genitive, as some grammarians term is not necessary to distinguish the sense, and especially a grave style, it is generally omitted. Except to prevent nbiguity, it seems to be allowable only in cases which ppose the existence of a plurality of subjects of the same ind.

In the expressions, "A subject of the emperor's;" A sentiment of my brother's;" more than one subject, nd one sentiment, are supposed to belong to the possessor. But when this plurality is neither intimated, nor necessaily supposed, the double genitive, except as before menioned, should not be used: as, "This house of the goveror is very commodious ;"" The crown of the king was stolen;""That privilege of the scholar was never abused." (See page 46.) But after all that can be said for this double genitive, as it is termed, some grammarians think chat it would be better to avoid the use of it altogether, and co give the sentiment another form of expression.

7. When an entire clause of a sentence, beginning with a participle of the present tense, is used as one name, or to express one idea or circumstance, the noun on which it depends may be put in the genitive case; thus, instead of saying, "What is the reason of this person dismissing his servant so hastily?" that is, "What is the reason of this person in dismissing his servant so hastily?" we may say, and perhaps ought to say, "What is the reason of this person's dismissing of his servant so hastily?" Just as we say, "What is the reason of this person's hasty dismissien of his servant?" So also, we say, "I remember it being reckoned a great exploit ;" or more properly, "I remember its being reckoned," &c. The following sentence is correct and proper: "Much will depend on the pupil's composing, but more on his reading frequently." It would not be accurate to say, "Much will depend on the pupil composing," &c. We also properly say; " This will be the effect of the pupil's composing frequently;" instead of "Of the pupil composing frequently."

N

She

"Truth ennobles her." "They support us," "Virtue re lowers."

In English, the nominative case, den usually goes before the verb; and the noting the object, follows the verb activ der that determines the case in noun conquered the Persians." But the pron form for each of those cases, is sometim objective case, placed before the verb; the nominative case follows the obj "Whom ye ignorantly worship, him dec

This position of the pronoun some proper case and government to be n following instances: "Who should I the wise and good?" "By the charact choose for your friends, your own is li "Those are the persons who he thoug est." "Who should I see the other day "Whosoever the court favors " In ought to be whom, the relative being g tive case by the verbs esteem, choose, who under all proper circumstances, speak truth, choose for thy friend :" who," &c.

Verbs neuter do not act upon, or g nouns. "He sleeps; they muse," & They are, therefore, not followed by a cifying the object of an action. But object of action, comes after such verl ry the appearance of being governed b by a preposition or some other word resided many years [that is, for or d that street; "He rode several miles the space of several miles] on that da (that is, during an hour] in great tort

To dream a dream," "To live a virt race," "To walk the horse," "To verbs certainly assume a transitive f these cases, be improperly denomina

tongue, that it ought not to be adopted or imitated. Th following are some instances of this practice. "Repentin him of his design." "The king soon found reason to r pent him of his provoking such dangerous enemies." "Th popular lords did not fail to enlarge themselves on the sub ject." "The nearer his success approached him to tl throne." "Go flee thee away into the land of Judah." think it by no means a fit and decent thing to vie charities &c. "They have spent their whole time and pains to agr the sacred with the profane chronology."

2. Active verbs are sometimes as improperly made ne ter; as, "I must premise with three circumstances. ""Thos that think to ingratiate with him by calumniating me."

3. The neuter verb is varied like the active; but havin in some degree the nature of the passive, it admits, in man instances, of the passive form, retaining still the neute signification, chiefly in such verbs as signify some sort motion or change of place or condition: as, "I am come I was gone; I am grown; I was fallen." The followin examples, however, appear to be erroneous, in giving th neuter verbs a passive form, instead, of an active one: "Th rule of our holy religion, from which we are infinitel swerved." "The whole obligation of that law and cov nant was also ceased." "Whose number was now amounte to three hundred." "This mareschal, upon some discor tent, was entered into a conspiracy against his master "At the end of a campaign, when half the men are deserte or killed." It should be, "have swerved, had ceased," & 4. The verb to be, through all its variations, has the sam case after it, as that which next precedes it: "I am whom they invited;"" It may be (or might have been) h but it cannot be (or could not have been) I;" "It is impo sible to be they ;" "It seems to have been he, who condu ted himself so wisely;" "It appeared to be she that tran acted the business;" "I understood it to be him ;" believe it to have been them;" "We at first took it to b her; but were afterwards convinced that it was not she. "He is not the person who it seemed he was." "He really the person who he appeared to be." now the woman whom they represented her to

"She is n

have been