English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 144
... respect , if not exceptionable in a moral point of view . .......... " Si vole : usuIO HOR . “ Quem penes arbitriun , est , et jus , et norma loquendi . ” On this principle , many forms of expression , not less deviating from the ...
... respect , if not exceptionable in a moral point of view . .......... " Si vole : usuIO HOR . “ Quem penes arbitriun , est , et jus , et norma loquendi . ” On this principle , many forms of expression , not less deviating from the ...
Page 265
... respect , faulty . " The Emperor was so intent on the establishment of his absolute power in Hungary , that he exposed the empire doubly to desolation and ruin for the sake of it . " Better thus : " That , for the sake of it , he ...
... respect , faulty . " The Emperor was so intent on the establishment of his absolute power in Hungary , that he exposed the empire doubly to desolation and ruin for the sake of it . " Better thus : " That , for the sake of it , he ...
Page 293
... respect to sense and imagination . Sense is its receptive power ; imagination , its retentive . Had it sense without imagination , it would not be as wax , but as water , where though all impressions are instantly made , yet as soon as ...
... respect to sense and imagination . Sense is its receptive power ; imagination , its retentive . Had it sense without imagination , it would not be as wax , but as water , where though all impressions are instantly made , yet as soon as ...
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