and attention. The new edition, he hopes will be found
much improved. The additions, which are very con-
siderable, are, chiefly, such as are calculated to expand
the learner's views of the subject; to obviate objections ;
and to render the study of grammar both easy and inter-
esting. This edition contains also a new and enlarged
system of parsing; copious lists of nouns arranged ac-
cording to their gender and number; and many notes
and observations, which serve to extend, or to explain,
particular rules and positions.*

The writer is sensible that, after all his endeavours to
elucidate the principles of the work, there are few of the
divisions, arrangements, definitions, or rules, against
which critical ingenuity cannot devise plausible objec
tions. The subject is attended with so much intricacy,
and admits of views so various, that it was not possible to
render every part of it unexceptionable; or to accommo-
date the work, in all respects, to the opinions and pre-
possessions of every grammarian and teacher. If the
author has adopted that system which, on the whole, is
best suited to the nature of the subject, and conformable
to the sentiments of the most judicious grammarians; if
his reasonings and illustrations, respecting particular
points, are founded on just principles, and the peculiari
ties of the English language; he has, perhaps, done all
that could reasonably be expected in a work of this na-
ture; and he may warrantably indulge a hope, that the
book will be still more extensively approved and cir-
culated.

The author conceives that the occasional strictures, dispersed
through the book, and intended to illustrate and support a number
of important grammatical points, will not, to young persons of in-
genuity, appear to be dry and useless discussions. He is persuad-
ed that, by such persons, they will be read with attention. And
he presumes that these strictures will gratify their curiosity, stimu-
late application, and give solidity and permanence to their gram-
matical knowledge.

* HOLDGATE, NEAR YORK, 1804.

CONTENTS.

PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY.

CHAP. I. Of letters.

SECT. 1.

CHAP. 2.

CHAP. 3.

Page.

21

Of the nature of the letters, and of
a perfect alphabet. : : : : 13
2. General observations on the sounds
of the letters. ::::::
3. The nature of articulation explained. 32
Of syllables, and the rules for
arranging them. : : : : :
Of words in general, and the
rules for spelling them. : : :

PART II.ETYMOLOGY.

A general view of the parts of
speech. : : : :

Of the articles.
Of substantives.

:

35

37

:

41

CHAP. 1.

CHAP. 2.

CHAP. 3.

SECT. 1.

2.

3.

4.

6.

Page.

73

74

:

78

80

: 86

Of the nature of verbs in general. 70
Of number and person, : : : :
Of moods and participles. :: :
Remarks on the potential mood.
5. Of the tenses. : :: : :: :
The conjugation of the auxiliary
verbs to have and to be. :
The auxiliary verbs conjugated in
their simple form; with observa-
tions on their peculiar nature and
force. : : : ::::::
The conjugation of regular verbs. 99
9. Observations on passive verbs.

7.

8.

10.

11.

95

: .: 108

Of irregular verbs. : : : : : 111
Of defective verbs; and of the dif-
ferent ways in which verbs are
conjugated. : :

: : : : : 117

: :

Of prepositions. : .: :

CHAP. 11.

Of derivation.

SECT.

1.

2.

: 130

Of the various ways in which words
are derived from one another.
A sketch of the steps, by which the
English language has risen to its
present state of refinement. : : 134

Of the syntax of the noun.

Of several nouns joined by copulatives.
Of nouns connected by disjunctives. :

Page.

Of nouns of multitude. : : : : : : : 147
Of one noun governing another in the posses-
sive case. : : :
: : : : : : : 169

Of the syntax of the pronoun.

Of pronouns agreeing with their antecedents. 148
Of the relative being nominative to the verb. 153*
Of the relative preceded by nominatives of dif-

ferent persons.

::: : : : : : : 155

Of the syntax of the adjective. : : : : : 156 Of the syntax of the verb.

Of the verb's agreement with the nominative

case.

: : : : : : : : : : : : 139
Of verbs active requiring the objective case. : 175
Of one verb governing another in the infinitive
mood. : :: : : : : : :
Of verbs related in point of time.

Of the syntax of the participle. :
Of the rules respecting adverbs.

: : : 178

:

: : : 179

:

:

:

: 183

:

:

:

:

:

: 186

:

:

:

Of the position of adverbs.
Of two negatives. : : : :
Of the syntax of prepositions.
Of the syntax of conjunctions.

Of conjunctions connecting the same moods,
tenses, and cases. : : : : : : : 194
Of conjunctions requiring the subjunctive
mood, &c. : : : : : : : : : : 195

Of the syntax of interjections. :
Of comparisons by the conjunction than or as. 205
Directions respecting the ellipsis. ::: : 207
General rule of syntax.

Directions for parsing. : :

CHAP. 5.

: 267

Of the period.

Of the dash, notes of interroga-
tion, exclamation, &c. :

APPENDIX.

RULES AND OBSERVATIONS FOR

PROMOTING PERSPI

CUITY AND ACCURACY IN WRITING.

PART I.

Of Perspicuity and accuracy of expression, with respect to

Of Perspicuity and accuracy of expression, with respect to the construction of sentences.

CHAP. 1.
CHAP. 2.
СНАР. 3.

Of the clearness of a sentence.
Of the unity of a sentence.
Of the strength of a sentence.
Of figures of speech. :

CHAP. 4.
CONCLUSION. : :::::

: 287

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