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Page 63
... termination ; except that whose is sometimes used as the possessive case of which : as , " Is there any other doctrine whose followers are punished ? ” " And the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death . " " Pure ...
... termination ; except that whose is sometimes used as the possessive case of which : as , " Is there any other doctrine whose followers are punished ? ” " And the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death . " " Pure ...
Page 74
... termination in en , they loven , they weren , formerly in use , was laid aside as unnecessary , and has long been obsolete . SECTION 3. Of Moods and Participles . Mood or Mode is a particular form of the verb , showing the manner in ...
... termination in en , they loven , they weren , formerly in use , was laid aside as unnecessary , and has long been obsolete . SECTION 3. Of Moods and Participles . Mood or Mode is a particular form of the verb , showing the manner in ...
Page 85
... of principal and auxiliary ; and the cases of English nouns , chiefly in their termination ? The argument from analogy , instead of militating against * See page 54 E us , appears to confirm and establish our position . ETYMOLOGY . 85.
... of principal and auxiliary ; and the cases of English nouns , chiefly in their termination ? The argument from analogy , instead of militating against * See page 54 E us , appears to confirm and establish our position . ETYMOLOGY . 85.
Page 103
... termination to the pre- sent and perfect tenses only . Lowth restricts it entirely to the present tense ; and Priestley confines it to the present and imperfect tenses . This difference of opinion amongst grammarians of such eminence ...
... termination to the pre- sent and perfect tenses only . Lowth restricts it entirely to the present tense ; and Priestley confines it to the present and imperfect tenses . This difference of opinion amongst grammarians of such eminence ...
Page 108
... termination , all of them being formed by the different tenses of the auxiliary to be , joined to the passive participle of the verb . This is , how- ever , to mistake the true nature of the English verb ; and to regulate it , not on ...
... termination , all of them being formed by the different tenses of the auxiliary to be , joined to the passive participle of the verb . This is , how- ever , to mistake the true nature of the English verb ; and to regulate it , not on ...
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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.