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 SchoolsCollins and Company, 1819 - 192 páginas |
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... examples . * See the reasons in favour of an Objective case for English nouns , at page 50 , 51 , of the Twelfth , or any subsequent edition of the Grammar . ADVERTISEMENT - TO THE TWELFTH EDITION . THE reader will ADVERTISEMENT.
... examples . * See the reasons in favour of an Objective case for English nouns , at page 50 , 51 , of the Twelfth , or any subsequent edition of the Grammar . ADVERTISEMENT - TO THE TWELFTH EDITION . THE reader will ADVERTISEMENT.
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... reasons on which the corrections are founded . The The pupil ought to review every leading rule , and again recti- fy a few of the sentences under it , before he enters on its subordi- nate rules and their correspondent exercises ...
... reasons on which the corrections are founded . The The pupil ought to review every leading rule , and again recti- fy a few of the sentences under it , before he enters on its subordi- nate rules and their correspondent exercises ...
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... reason , will be the ruling principle of our conduct . Absurdly we spend our time in contending about the trifles of a day , while we ought to be preparing for a higher existence . How little do they know of the true happiness of life ...
... reason , will be the ruling principle of our conduct . Absurdly we spend our time in contending about the trifles of a day , while we ought to be preparing for a higher existence . How little do they know of the true happiness of life ...
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... Reason's whole pleasure , all the joys of sense , Lie in three words , health , peace , and competence ; But health consists with temperance alone ; And peace , O virtue ! peace is all thy own . On earth nought precious is obtain❜d ...
... Reason's whole pleasure , all the joys of sense , Lie in three words , health , peace , and competence ; But health consists with temperance alone ; And peace , O virtue ! peace is all thy own . On earth nought precious is obtain❜d ...
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... orbs be found ! In reason's ear they all rejoice , And utter forth a glorious voice , For ever singing as they shine , The hand that made us is Divine . " EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY . CHAP . I. Containing instances of PARSING.
... orbs be found ! In reason's ear they all rejoice , And utter forth a glorious voice , For ever singing as they shine , The hand that made us is Divine . " EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY . CHAP . I. Containing instances of PARSING.
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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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Página 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...
Página 150 - The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Página 140 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 67 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.