 The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman, his son, a lawyer, Mr. Angelo, a foreigner, his lady, and a little child." By this mode of pointing, it would appear that there were eight individuals in the coach; namely, —a clergyman, a lawyer,...  Manual of the Arts, for Young People: Or, A Present for All Seasons - Page 3281857 - 450 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Young lady - Great Britain - 1829 - 542 pages
...correct in itself, and, at the same time, endowing the words with a different signification : — " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman,...Angelo, a foreigner, his lady, and a little child." By this mode of pointing, it would appear that there were eight individuals in the coach : namely,... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1832 - 410 pages
...subject, •• which it is given as a study, but without a.'<ukey, is submitted to the reader : — " The persons inside the coach were Mr Miller a clergyman his son a lawyer Mr Angelo a foreigner bis lady and a little child." As this passage stands, without points, it is unintelligible : by different... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - Conduct of life - 1841 - 338 pages
...herself of the propriety of attending to the proper use of stops, by a number of variations;—each of them correct in itself, and, at the same time,...Miller, a clergyman; his son, a lawyer; Mr. Angelo, a for. eigner; his lady; and a little child." This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...is not mentioned. The following variations, by use of points, will equally amuse and instruct : (1.) "The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman,...Angelo, a foreigner, his lady, and a little child." By this mode of pointing, it would appear that there were eight individuals in the coach, namely, a... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - Conduct of life - 1845 - 336 pages
...clergyman, a lawyer, a foreigner and his lady, a little child, Mr. Miller, Mr. Angelo, and the clergy man's son. " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller,...clergyman ; his son, a lawyer ; Mr. Angelo, a foreigner ; hip lady ; and a little child." This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties in the coach,... | |
 | Education - 1846 - 774 pages
...mentioned. The following variations, by the use of points, will equally amuse and instruct: (1.) " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman,...Angelo, a foreigner, his lady, and a little child." OHIO SCHOOL JOUIVAL. and his lady, a little child, Mr. Miller, Mr. Angelo, and the clergyman's son.... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1852 - 364 pages
...clergyman, Mr. Angelo a lawyer, and the lady and chile1 those of a foreigner who is nameless. (4.) " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller ; a clergyman, his son ; a lawyer ; Mr. Anjelo ; a foreigner, his lady ; and a little child." Mr. Angelo here ceases to be a lawyer ; there... | |
 | Education - 1856 - 594 pages
...and entirely change the meaning of the sentence. Varying the punctuation a third time, we find that " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller ; a clergyman,...Angelo ; a foreigner, his lady ; and a little child." The number of combinations which can be produced in this sentence by very slight changes of punctuation,... | |
 | 1857 - 502 pages
...and entirely change the meaning of the sentence. Varying the punctuation a third time, we find that " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller ; a clergyman,...Angelo ; a foreigner, his lady ; and a little child." adduced, — for twenty thousand emendations of this kind have been made in the text of Shakespeare... | |
 | Education - 1858 - 428 pages
...Mr. Miller; a clergyman, his son ; a lawyer, Mr. Angelo ; a foreigner, his lady; and a little child." "The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman;...Angelo, a foreigner; his lady; and a little child. Several other modes of punctuating this sentence may be adopted, which will give still other meanings.... | |
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