English Exercises, Adapted to Murray's English Grammar: Consisting of Exercises in Parsing, Instances of False Orthography, Violations of the Rules of Syntax, Defects in Punctuation, and Violations of the Rules Respecting Perspicuous and Accurate Writing : Designed for the Benefit of Private Learners, as Well as for the Use of Schools |
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... RULE 1. which says ; ( here repeat the rule . ) Us is a personal pronoun , first person plural , in the objective case , and governed by the active verb " de- grades , " agreeably to RULE XI . which says , & c . " He who lives ...
... RULE 1. which says ; ( here repeat the rule . ) Us is a personal pronoun , first person plural , in the objective case , and governed by the active verb " de- grades , " agreeably to RULE XI . which says , & c . " He who lives ...
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... RULE XI . which says , & c SECT . III . Exercises on the first , second , third and fourth Rules of Syntax . * 1. The contented mind spreads ease and cheer- fulness around it . The school of experience teaches many useful lessons . In ...
... RULE XI . which says , & c SECT . III . Exercises on the first , second , third and fourth Rules of Syntax . * 1. The contented mind spreads ease and cheer- fulness around it . The school of experience teaches many useful lessons . In ...
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... Rules Respecting Perspicuous and Accurate Writing : Designed for the Benefit of ... RULE X. When ing or ish is added to words ending with si- lent e , the e is ... XI . Words taken into composition , often drop those let- ters which were ...
... Rules Respecting Perspicuous and Accurate Writing : Designed for the Benefit of ... RULE X. When ing or ish is added to words ending with si- lent e , the e is ... XI . Words taken into composition , often drop those let- ters which were ...
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... rule being observed . The time of William making the experiment , at length arrived . It is very probable that this ... XI . " Truth Active verbs govern the objective Rule 10. ) 69 SYNTAX .
... rule being observed . The time of William making the experiment , at length arrived . It is very probable that this ... XI . " Truth Active verbs govern the objective Rule 10. ) 69 SYNTAX .
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... XI . " Truth Active verbs govern the objective case : as , ennobles her ; " " She comforts me ; " " They support us ; " " Virtue rewards her followers . " Grammar , p . 159. Key , p . 38 . They who opulence has made ... Rule 11 . EXERCISES .
... XI . " Truth Active verbs govern the objective case : as , ennobles her ; " " She comforts me ; " " They support us ; " " Virtue rewards her followers . " Grammar , p . 159. Key , p . 38 . They who opulence has made ... Rule 11 . EXERCISES .
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adjective adverb appear attention avoid beauty benevolence blessings censure CHAP cheerful conduct dangers Demosthenes deserve diligence disappointments distress duty earth endeavoured English language esteem evil exer Exercises favour following verbs folly gentle give governed Grammar happiness heart honour hope human imperative mood imperfect tense improve indicative mood knowledge labours learned learner light to spring live manner mind nature ness neuter gender never nominative notes and observations nouns objective observations under RULE occasions Orthography ourselves Parsing passions peace piety pleasure plural number possess preposition present principles promoting pronoun proper racter reason receive regular verb religion render reward riches RULE XI Rules of Syntax SECT sentences sentiments silent e singular number spring from primeval subjunctive mood substantive temper tences tense thee things third person Thou art tion true vice virtue Virtue rewards virtuous wise words Write the following young persons youth
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Page 30 - Is hung on high, to poison half mankind, All fame is foreign but of true desert, Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart : One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas : And more true joy Marcellus exil'd feels Than Caesar with a senate at his heels. In parts superior what advantage lies ? Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise ? 'Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others...
Page 150 - The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Page 140 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 138 - The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th...
Page 32 - And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings, as they roll And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 31 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Page 67 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Page 29 - Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, ^all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.
Page 148 - Me miserable! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath, and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep Still Threat'ning to devour me opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heav'n.
Page 30 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.