which are first mentioned in the list, seem to be the most eligible.”—­Ib., p. 47.  “Monosyllables, for the most part, are compared by er and est; and dyssyllables by more and most.”—­Ib., p. 19.  “This termination, added to a noun, or adjective, changes it into a verb:  as modern, to modernise; a symbol, to symbolize.”—­Churchill’s Gram., p. 24.  “An Abridgment of Murray’s Grammar, with additions from Webster, Ash, Tooke, and others.”—­Maltby’s title-page.  “For the sake of occupying the room more advantagously, the subject of Orthography is merely glanced at.”—­Nutting’s Gram., p. 5.  “So contended the accusers of Gallileo.”—­O.  B. Peirce’s Gram., 12mo, 1839, p. 380.  “Murray says, ’They were traveling past when we met them.’”—­Peirce, ib., p. 361.  “They fulfil the only purposes for which they are designed.”—­Ib., p. 359.  “On the fulfillment of the event.”—­Ib., p. 175.  “Fullness consists in expressing every idea.”—­Ib., p. 291.  “Consistently with fulness and perspicuity.”—­Ib., p. 337.  “The word verriest is a gross corruption; as, ’He is the verriest fool on earth.’”—­Wright’s Gram., p. 202.  “The sound will recal the idea of the object.”—­Hiley’s Gram., p. 142.  “Formed for great enterprizes.”—­Bullions’s Prin. of E. Gram., p. 153.  “The most important rules and definitions are printed in large type, italicised.”—­Hart’s Gram., p. 3.  “HAMLETTED, a. Accustomed to a hamlet; countrified.”—­ Bolles’s Dict., and Chalmers’s.  “Singular, spoonful, cup-full, coach-full, handful; plural, spoonfuls, cup-fulls, coach-fulls, handfuls.”—­Bullions’s Analyt. and Pract.  Gram., p. 27.

   “Between Superlatives and following Names,
    OF, by Grammatick Right, a Station claims.”
        —­Brightland’s Gram., p. 146.

CHAPTER V.—­QUESTIONS.

ORDER OF REHEARSAL, AND METHOD OF EXAMINATION.

[Fist][The student ought to be able to answer with readiness, and in the words of the book, all the following questions on grammar.  And if he has but lately commenced the study, it may be well to require of him a general rehearsal of this kind, before he proceeds to the correction of any part of the false grammar quoted in the foregoing chapters.  At any rate, he should be master of so many of the definitions and rules as precede the part which he attempts to correct; because this knowledge is necessary to a creditable performance of the exercise.  But those who are very quick at reading, may perform it tolerably, by consulting the book at the time, for what they do not remember.  The answers to these questions will embrace all the main text of the work; and, if any further examination be thought necessary, extemporaneous questions may be framed for the purpose.]