English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 56
... speak of himself ; secondly , he may speak of the per- son to whom he addresses himself ; thirdly , he may speak of some other person : and as the speakers , the persons spoken to , and the other persons spoken of , may be many , so ...
... speak of himself ; secondly , he may speak of the per- son to whom he addresses himself ; thirdly , he may speak of some other person : and as the speakers , the persons spoken to , and the other persons spoken of , may be many , so ...
Page 74
... speak of the pre- sent century , we say , " Philosophers have made great discoveries in the present century : " but if we speak of the last century , we say , " Philosophers made great dis- coveries in the last century . " " He has been ...
... speak of the pre- sent century , we say , " Philosophers have made great discoveries in the present century : " but if we speak of the last century , we say , " Philosophers made great dis- coveries in the last century . " " He has been ...
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... speak and act what is most proper . Prudence , prevents our speaking or acting improperly . Entire , complete . - A thing is entire , by wanting none of its parts : complete , by wanting none of the appendages that belong to it . A man ...
... speak and act what is most proper . Prudence , prevents our speaking or acting improperly . Entire , complete . - A thing is entire , by wanting none of its parts : complete , by wanting none of the appendages that belong to it . A man ...
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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