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.
is religion.  I am the offspring of truth and love, and the parent of benevolence, hope, and joy.  That monster, from whose power I have freed you, is called superstition:  she is the child of discontent, and her followers are fear and sorrow.’”—­See Key.  “Neither hope nor fear could enter the retreats; and habit had so absolute a power, that even conscience, if religion had employed her in their favour, would not have been able to force an entrance.”—­See Key.

   “In colleges and halls in ancient days,
    There dwelt a sage called discipline.”—­Wayland’s M. Sci., p. 368.

UNDER RULE XI.—­OF DERIVATIVES.

“In English, I would have gallicisms avoided.”—­FELTON:  Johnson’s Dict.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the word gallicisms here begins with a small letter.  But, according to Rule 11th, “Words derived from proper names, and having direct reference to particular persons, places, sects, or nations, should begin with capitals.”  Therefore, “Gallicisms” should begin with a capital G.]

“Sallust was born in Italy, 85 years before the christian era.”—­Murray’s Seq., p. 357.  “Dr. Doddridge was not only a great man, but one of the most excellent and useful christians, and christian ministers.”—­Ib., 319.  “They corrupt their style with untutored anglicisms.”—­MILTON:  in Johnson’s Dict. “Albert of Stade, author of a chronicle from the creation to 1286, a benedictine of the 13th century.”—­Universal Biog.  Dict. “Graffio, a jesuit of Capua in the 16th century, author of two volumes on moral subjects.”—­Ib. “They frenchify and italianize words whenever they can.”—­See Key.  “He who sells a christian, sells the grace of God.”—­Anti-Slavery Mag., p. 77.  “The first persecution against the christians, under Nero, began A. D. 64.”—­Gregory’s Dict. “P.  Rapin, the jesuit, uniformly decides in favour of the Roman writers.”—­Cobbett’s E. Gram., 171.  “The Roman poet and epicurean philosopher Lucretius has said,” &c.—­Cohen’s Florida, p. 107.  Spell “calvinistic, atticism, gothicism, epicurism, jesuitism, sabianism, socinianism, anglican, anglicism, anglicize, vandalism, gallicism, romanize.”—­Webster’s El.  Spelling-Book, 130-133.  “The large ternate bat.”—­Webster’s Dict. w.  ROSSET; Bolles’s Dict., w.  ROSET.

   “Church-ladders are not always mounted best
    By learned clerks, and latinists profess’d.”—­Cowper.

UNDER RULE XII.—­OF I AND O.

“Fall back, fall back; i have not room:—­o! methinks i see a couple whom i should know.”—­Lucian, varied.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the word I, which occurs three times, and the word O, which occurs once, are here printed in letters of the lower case.[108] But, according to Rule 12th, “The words I and O should always be capitals.”  Therefore, each should be changed to a capital, as often as it occurs.]

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