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.

“A bigoted and tyrannical clergy will be feared.”—­See Johnson, Walker, &c.  “Jacob worshiped his Creator, leaning on the top of his staff.”—­Murray’s Key, 8vo, p. 165.  “For it is all marvellously destitute of interest.”—­See Johnson, Walker, and Worcester.  “As, box, boxes; church, churches; lash, lashes; kiss, kisses; rebus, rebuses.”—­Murray’s Gram., 8vo, p. 40. “Gossiping and lying go hand in hand.”—­See Webster’s Dict., and Worcester’s, w.  Gossiping.  “The substance of the Criticisms on the Diversions of Purley was, with singular industry, gossiped by the present precious Secretary at [of] war, in Payne the bookseller’s shop.”—­Tooke’s Diversions, Vol. i, p. 187. “Worship makes worshiped, worshiper, worshiping; gossip, gossiped, gossiper, gossiping; fillip, filliped, filliper, filliping.”—­Web.  Dict. “I became as fidgety as a fly in a milk-jug.”—­See ib. “That enormous error seems to be riveted in popular opinion.”  “Whose mind is not biased by personal attachments to a sovereign.”—­See ib. “Laws against usury originated in a bigoted prejudice against the Jews.”—­Webster cor. “The most critical period of life is usually between thirteen and seventeen.”—­Id.Generalissimo, the chief commander of an army or military force.”—­Every Dict.Tranquilize, to quiet, to make calm and peaceful.”—­Webster’s Dict.Pommelled, beaten, bruised; having pommels, as a sword-hilt.”—­Webster et al. cor. “From what a height does a jeweller look down upon his shoemaker!”—­Red Book cor. “You will have a verbal account from my friend and fellow traveller.”—­Id. “I observe that you have written the word counselled with one l only.”—­Ib. “They were offended at such as combated these notions.”—­Robertson cor. “From libel, come libelled, libeller, libelling, libellous; from grovel, grovelled, groveller, grovelling; from gravel, gravelled, and gravelling.”—­Webster cor.Woolliness, the state of being woolly.”—­Worcester’s Dict. “Yet he has spelled chapelling, bordeller, medalist, metaline, metalist, metalize, clavellated, etc, with ll, contrary to his rule.”—­Webster cor. “Again, he has spelled cancellation and snivelly with single l, and cupellation, pannellation wittolly, with ll.”—­Id.Oily, fatty, greasy, containing oil, glib.”—­Walker cor.Medalist, one curious in medals; Metalist, one skilled in metals.”—­Walker’s Rhym.  Dict. “He is benefited.”—­Webster.  “They travelled for pleasure.”—­Clark cor.

   “Without you, what were man?  A grovelling herd,
    In darkness, wretchedness, and want enchain’d.”—­Beattle cor.

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