is a part of speech used to connect words and show their relation.”—­Weld’s Gram., p. 51; Abridg. 47. (28.) “A preposition is that part of speech which shows the position of persons or things, or the relation that one noun or pronoun bears toward another.”—­Blair’s Gram., p. 40. (29.) “A Preposition is a Part of Speech, which being added to any other Parts of Speech serves to shew their State, Relation or Reference to each other.”—­British Gram., p. 165; Buchanan’s, p. 65. (30.) “An interjection is a part of speech used to express sudden passion or emotion.”—­Gilbert’s Gram., p. 20. (31.) “An interjection is a part of speech used in giving utterance to some sudden feeling or emotion.”—­ Weld’s Gram., pp. 49 and 51; Abridg., 44 and 47. (32.) “An Interjection is that part of speech which denotes any sudden affection or emotion of the mind.”—­Blair’s Gram., p. 42. (33) “An Interjection is a Part of Speech thrown into discourse, and denotes some sudden Passion or Emotion of the Soul.”—­British Gram., p. 172; Buchanan’s, p. 67.

(34.) “A scene might tempt some peaceful sage
       To rear him a lone hermitage.”
        —­Union Poems, p. 89.

(35.) “Not all the storms that shake the pole
       Can e’er disturb thy halcyon soul,
         And smooth th’ unaltered brow.”
        —­Day’s Gram., p. 78; E.  Reader, 230.

LESSON II.—­NOUNS.  “The thrones of every monarchy felt the
shock.”—­Frelinghuysen.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the plural noun thrones has not a clear and regular construction, adapted to the author’s meaning.  But, according to the General Rule of Syntax, “In the formation of sentences the consistency and adaptation of all the words should be carefully observed; and a regular, clear, and correspondent construction should be preserved throughout.”  The sentence may be corrected thus:  “The throne of every monarchy felt the shock.”]

“These principles ought to be deeply impressed upon the minds of every American.”—­Webster’s Essays, p. 44.  “The word church and shire are radically the same.”—­Ib., p. 256.  “They may not, in their present form, be readily accommodated to every circumstance belonging to the possessive cases of nouns.”—­L.  Murray’s Gram., 8vo, p. 53. “Will, in the second and third person, only foretels.”—­Ib., p. 88.  “Which seem to form the true distinction between the subjunctive and the indicative moods.”—­Ib., p. 208.  “The very general approbation, which this performance of Walker has received from the public.”—­Ib., p. 241.  “Lest she carry her improvements this way too far.”—­CAMPBELL:  ib., p. 371.  “Charles was extravagant, and by this means became poor and despicable.”—­Murray’s Key, 8vo, p. 189.  “We should entertain no prejudices against simple and rustic persons.”—­Ib.,