The Universal Spelling Book; Or, a New and Easy Guide to the English LanguageS. Crowder and H. Woodgate, and B. Collins, at Salisbury, 1756 - 175 pages |
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Page v
... some Reasons , which , perhaps , may prove the Undertak- ing not fo fuperfluous , vain , rash , or unnecessary , as at first it may seem to be . I shall therefore give an Account of the Work itself , and not enter upon a Detail , nor ...
... some Reasons , which , perhaps , may prove the Undertak- ing not fo fuperfluous , vain , rash , or unnecessary , as at first it may seem to be . I shall therefore give an Account of the Work itself , and not enter upon a Detail , nor ...
Page vi
... Some- thing of this Sort would be published by much abler Hands , I did not choose to put it to the Press , till I had again shewed the Plan to several of the Recommenders , who advised me by all Means to make it publick ; and there is ...
... Some- thing of this Sort would be published by much abler Hands , I did not choose to put it to the Press , till I had again shewed the Plan to several of the Recommenders , who advised me by all Means to make it publick ; and there is ...
Page vii
... some will fay , 1 am deficient in not laying down more Rules for dividing Syllables ; but I have wilfully omitted that , because Authors differ so much about it , and I know their long Harangues are of no Service , but rather Stumbling ...
... some will fay , 1 am deficient in not laying down more Rules for dividing Syllables ; but I have wilfully omitted that , because Authors differ so much about it , and I know their long Harangues are of no Service , but rather Stumbling ...
Page viii
... some Moods is the fame es am , is , and are , Thus , if I am , or be ; if he is or be ; if we , ye , or they , are , or be , & c . & c . And though in fome Respects it is not quite so modern , yet in many other Cafes it is much more ...
... some Moods is the fame es am , is , and are , Thus , if I am , or be ; if he is or be ; if we , ye , or they , are , or be , & c . & c . And though in fome Respects it is not quite so modern , yet in many other Cafes it is much more ...
Page ix
... some of which are quite new , and others fe- lected from Abp . TILLOTSON , Dr. SOUTH , Mr. POPE , & c . Tis poffible there may be many Errors in this first Edition ; but I know of none except those in Pages 25 , 65 , 73 , and 92 ; the ...
... some of which are quite new , and others fe- lected from Abp . TILLOTSON , Dr. SOUTH , Mr. POPE , & c . Tis poffible there may be many Errors in this first Edition ; but I know of none except those in Pages 25 , 65 , 73 , and 92 ; the ...
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accented and explained Adjectives Adverbs alfo alſo becauſe belonging belp beſt better Bird Bleſſed Book burn called Child Counſel defired Duty Engliſh expreſſed fame fear fing fingular firſt follows fome foon four Syllables fuch give Grammar Gresham College Harry helping Verbs Herb Honour imperative Mood irregular Verbs joined laſt LESSON Leſſons live Lord Maſter mean Mercy endureth Mind Mood muſical Name neceſſary Noun Noun Substantives Number optative Mood paſſed paſſive Participle Perſon Pfalm Place pleaſe plural poſitive potential Mood Praiſe Pray preſent preter Tense pronounced Reaſon Religion ſay School Senſe Sentence ſerve ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhews ſhort ſhould ſmall ſome ſometimes Sort ſpeak Speech ſtill Substantives ſuch Syllables TABLE Tenſe thee ther theſe Thing thoſe thou three Syllables Tommy Tongue unto uſed Verb itſelf whoſe wicked wife Words write Youth