The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.
suffered by his misconduct.”—­Murray’s Gram., i, 150; Ingersoll’s, 238.  “Neither do they extend as far as might be imagined at first view.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 350.  “There is no language so poor, but it hath two or three past tenses.”—­Ib., p. 82.  “As far as this system is founded in truth, language appears to be not altogether arbitrary in its origin.”—­Ib., p. 56.  “I have not that command of these convulsions as is necessary.”—­Spect., No. 474.  “Conversation with such who know no arts which polish life.”—­Ib., No. 480.  “And which can be neither very lively or very forcible.”—­Jamieson’s Rhet., p. 78.  “To that degree as to give proper names to rivers.”—­Dr. Murray’s Hist of Lang., i, 327.  “In the utter overthrow of such who hate to be reformed.”—­Barclay’s Works, i, 443.  “But still so much of it is retained, as greatly injures the uniformity of the whole.”—­Priestley’s Gram., Pref., p. vii.  “Some of them have gone to that height of extravagance, as to assert,” &c.—­Ib., p. 91.  “A teacher is confined—­not more than a merchant, and probably not as much.”—­Abbott’s Teacher, p. 27.  “It shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.”—­Matt., xii, 32.  “Which no body presumes, or is so sanguine to hope.”—­Swift, Drap.  Let. v.  “For the torrent of the voice, left neither time or power in the organs, to shape the words properly.”—­Sheridan’s Elocution, p. 118.  “That he may neither unnecessarily waste his voice by throwing out too much, or diminish his power by using too little.”—­Ib., p. 123.  “I have retained only such which appear most agreeable to the measures of Analogy.”—­Littleton’s Dict., Pref. “He is both a prudent and industrious man.”—­Day’s Gram., p. 70.  “Conjunctions either connect words or sentences.”—­Ib., pp. 81 and 101.

   “Such silly girls who love to chat and play,
    Deserve no care, their time is thrown away.”—­Tobitt’s Gram., p. 20.

    “Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
    As to be hated needs but to be seen.”—­POPE:  Mur.  Gram., ii, 17.

    “Justice must punish the rebellious deed: 
    Yet punish so, as pity shall exceed.”—­DRYDEN:  in Joh.  Dict.

UNDER NOTE VIII.—­IMPROPER ELLIPSES.

That, whose, and as relate to either persons or things.”—­Sanborn’s Gram., p. 93. “Which and what, as adjectives, relate either to persons or things.”—­Ib., p. 70.  “Whether of a public or private nature.”—­ Adam’s Rhet., i, 43.  “Which are included both among the public and private wrongs.”—­Ib., i, 308.  “I might extract both from the old and new testament numberless examples of induction.”—­Ib., ii, 66.  “Many verbs are used both in an active and neuter signification.”—­Lowth’s

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