A.M. A.M. A.B. A.D. CONTRACTIONS IN COMMON USE. Bachelor of Arts. Account. (Anno Domini) in the year of our Lord A.M. Master of Arts. (Anno Mundi) in the year of the world. (Ante meridiem) before noon. Bachelor of Divinity. Baronet. Ex. Fo. Out of (as ex Champion, out of ship Champion). F.R.S. Fellow of the Royal Society. I.H.S. (Jesus Hominum Salvator) Jesus the Saviour of the K.C.B. Knight Commander of the Bath. K.G. Knight of the Garter. K.G.C.B. Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. Nem. con. No. P.M. (Nemine contradicente) no one contradicting or dissenting; unanimously. (Numero) number. (Post meridiem) afternoon. Per ann. (Per annum) for a year. Per cent. (Per centum) for a hundred. V. % &c. Versus, against. Per cent. (Et cetera) and all the rest of the same kind. 11/5/81. 11th May, 1881. PRAYERS, ETC. MORNING PRAYER. Almighty God, the Maker of everything in heaven and earth; the darkness goes away, and the daylight comes at Thy command: Thou art good, and Thou doest good continually. I thank Thee that Thou hast taken such care of me this night, and that I am alive and well this morning. Save me, O God, from evil all this day; bestow on me every good thing that I have need of; assist me by Thy Holy Spirit to do Thy will, and let me love and serve Thee for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen. EVENING PRAYER. O Lord God, who knowest all things, Thou seest me by night as well as by day. I pray Thee, for Christ's sake, to forgive me whatsoever I have done amiss this day, and keep me safe all this night, while I am asleep. I desire to lie down under Thy care, and to abide for ever under Thy blessing, for Thou art a God of all power and everlasting mercy. Bless all my friends as well as myself; do good to them at all times and in all places, and help me always to serve them in love, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. PRAYER ON ENTERING CHURCH OR CHAPEL. Assist us, O Lord, in these our prayers and supplications; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. WHEN THE SERVICE IS ENDED. Thanks be to Thy Holy Name, most gracious God, for this opportunity of attending Thy public service; and grant, O Lord, that neither our inattention nor want of devotion may render our imperfect petitions unacceptable in Thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GRACES. A GRACE BEFORE MEAT. Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech Thee, these mercies to our use, and us to Thy service, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A GRACE AFTER MEAT. For these and all other mercies, God's Holy Name be blessed and praised for evermore. Amen. 54 OUTLINES OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR. English Grammar is the art of speaking and writing our language correctly. It is divided into four parts:-Orthography, Etymology, Syntax, and Prosody. Orthography treats of letters, and their combination into syllables and words. Etymology treats of the classification, inflexion, and origin of words. Syntax treats of the arrangement of words in sentences. Prosody treats of the pronunciation of words and the different kinds of verse. ORTHOGRAPHY. There are twenty-six letters in English, which are called collectively the Alphabet. Each letter has two shapes, one called a capital, the other a small letter, as A, B, C; a, b, c. Letters are of two kinds, vowels and consonants. A Vowel is a letter that forms a perfect sound by itself. A Consonant is a letter that cannot form a full, open sound, unless joined to a vowel. The Vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and w and y when not at the beginning of a word or syllable. The remaining letters are consonants. |