 | Conduct of life - 1832 - 410 pages
...lawyer, a foreigner and his lady, a little child, Mr Miller, Mr Angelo, and the clergyman's son. " The persons inside the coach were Mr Miller, a clergyman ; his son, a lawyer ; Mr gelo, a foreigner; his lady; and a little *HI oV' This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - Conduct of life - 1841 - 338 pages
...unfortunately for themselves, in this respect writers very seldom hear their own letters read In order to show the necessity of not merely using points, but punctuating...but without any key, is submitted to the reader:— and they, very foolishly, fancy that every body * with a grain of sense," will, instinctively, read... | |
 | 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
...cannot fail to be of considerable utility to her in her future epistolary productions. In order to show the necessity of not merely using points, but punctuating...clergyman his son a lawyer Mr. Angelo a foreigner •s lady and a little child." As this passage stands, without points, it is unintelligible : by different... | |
 | Education - 1846 - 774 pages
...SCHOOL JOUIVAL. and his lady, a little child, Mr. Miller, Mr. Angelo, and the clergyman's son. (2.) " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman...Angelo, a foreigner; his lady ; and a little child." This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties in the coach, exclusive of the lady and child,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Archery - 1857 - 474 pages
...lawyer, a foreigner and his lady, a little child, Mr. Miller, Mr. Angelo, and the clergyman's son. " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman;...Angelo, a foreigner ; his lady ; and a little child." This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties in the coach, exclusive of the lady and child,... | |
 | 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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The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman; his son, a lawyer ; Mr. Angelo, a foreigner ; his lady ; and a little child. 
