* Walker observes, that Milton has availed himself of the license of his art, (an art as apt to corrupt grammar, as it is to raise and adorn language,) to use the preterit of this verb for the participle:

Gotten is nearly obsolete. Its compound forgotten is still in good use

In the preceding list, some of the verbs will be found to be conjugated regularly, as well as irregularly; and those which admit of the regular form are marked with an R. There is a

preference to be given to some of these, which custom and judgment must determine. Those preterits and participles which are first mentioned in the list, seem to be the most eligible. The Compiler has not inserted such verbs as are irregular only in familiar writing or discourse, and which are improperly terminated by t, instead of ed: as learnt, spelt, spilt, &c. These should be avoided in every sort of composition. It is, however, proper to observe, that some contractions of ed into t, are unexceptionable; and others, the only established forms of expression: as crept, dwelt, gilt, &c. and lost, felt, slept, &c. These allowable and necessary contractions must therefore be carefully distinguished by the learner, from those that are exceptionable. The words which are obsolete have also been omitted, that the learner might not be induced to mistake them for words in present Such are wreathen, drunken, holpen, molten, gotten, holden, bounden, &c.; and swang, wrang, slank, strawed, gat, brake, tare, ware, &c.