psalms.”—­SCOTT:  Luke, xxiv, 44.  “The narrative of which may be seen in Josephus’s History of the Jewish wars.”—­Scott’s Preface, p. ix.  “This history of the Jewish war was Josephus’s first work, and published about A. D. 75.”—­Note to Josephus. “‘I have read,’ says Photius, ’the chronology of Justus of Tiberias.’”—­Ib., Jos.  Life.  “A philosophical grammar, written by James Harris, Esquire.”—­Murray’s Gram., p. 34.  “The reader is referred to Stroud’s sketch of the slave laws.”—­Anti-Slavery Mag., i, 25.  “But God has so made the bible that it interprets itself.”—­Ib., i, 78.  “In 1562, with the help of Hopkins, he completed the psalter.”—­Music of Nature, p. 283.  “Gardiner says this of Sternhold; of whom the universal biographical dictionary and the American encyclopedia affirm, that he died in 1549.”—­Author.  “The title of a Book, to wit:  ’English Grammar in familiar lectures,’” &c.—­Kirkham’s Gram., p. 2.  “We had not, at that time, seen Mr. Kirkham’s ‘Grammar in familiar Lectures.’”—­Ib., p. 3.  “When you parse, you may spread the Compendium before you.”—­Ib., p. 53.  “Whenever you parse, you may spread the compendium before you.”—­Ib., p. 113.  “Adelung was the author of a grammatical and critical dictionary of the German language, and other works.”—­Univ.  Biog.  Dict. “Alley, William, author of ‘the poor man’s library,’ and a translation of the Pentateuch, died in 1570.”—­Ib.

UNDER RULE II.—­OF FIRST WORDS.

“Depart instantly:  improve your time:  forgive us our sins.”—­Murray’s Gram., p. 61.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the words improve and forgive begin with small letters.  But, according to Rule 2nd, “The first word of every distinct sentence should begin with a capital.”  Therefore, “Improve” should begin with a capital I; and “Forgive,” with a capital F.]

EXAMPLES:  “Gold is corrupting; the sea is green; a lion is bold.”—­Mur.  Gram., p. 170; et al.  Again:  “It may rain; he may go or stay; he would walk; they should learn.”—­Ib., p. 64; et al.  Again:  “Oh!  I have alienated my friend; alas!  I fear for life.”—­Ib., p. 128; et al.  Again:  “He went from London to York;” “she is above disguise;” “they are supported by industry.”—­Ib., p. 28; et al.  “On the foregoing examples, I have a word to say. they are better than a fair specimen of their kind, our grammars abound with worse illustrations, their models of English are generally spurious quotations. few of their proof-texts have any just parentage, goose-eyes are abundant, but names scarce. who fathers the foundlings? nobody. then let their merit be nobody’s, and their defects his who could write no better.”—­Author. “goose-eyes!” says a bright boy; “pray, what are they? does this Mr. Author make new words when he pleases? dead-eyes are in