English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 142
... rendered their duty more difficult . ” Tillotson . " It renders un careless of approving ourselves to God , and by that means se uring the continuance of his goodness . " ~ " A good character , when established , should not be rested in ...
... rendered their duty more difficult . ” Tillotson . " It renders un careless of approving ourselves to God , and by that means se uring the continuance of his goodness . " ~ " A good character , when established , should not be rested in ...
Page 251
... render it stiff and appa- rently forced . In general , a plain , native style , is more intelligible to all readers ; and , by a proper management of words , it can be made as strong and expressive as this Latinised English , or any ...
... render it stiff and appa- rently forced . In general , a plain , native style , is more intelligible to all readers ; and , by a proper management of words , it can be made as strong and expressive as this Latinised English , or any ...
Page 289
... render it more copi By their means , words and phrases are multiplied , for expressing all sorts of ideas ; for ... renders it impure and noxious : ” and in this instance : " A heart boiling with violent pas- sions , will always send up ...
... render it more copi By their means , words and phrases are multiplied , for expressing all sorts of ideas ; for ... renders it impure and noxious : ” and in this instance : " A heart boiling with violent pas- sions , will always send up ...
Common terms and phrases
accent active verb adjective pronouns admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction degree denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished edition ellipsis English Grammar English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense gender genitive give governed grammarians happy ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb kind king learner Lindley Murray Lord loved Lowth manner means mind Murray Murray's names nature nominative noun objective observations participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuity phrases Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable tence termination thing third person singular tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise writing