First work in English: grammar and composition taught by a comparative study of equivalent formsLongmans, Green, and Company, 1875 - 352 páginas |
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Página iv
... direction generally indicated in these words of Dryden : " to understand the purity of English , and critically to discern , not only good writers from bad , and a proper style from a corrupt , but also to distinguish that which is pure ...
... direction generally indicated in these words of Dryden : " to understand the purity of English , and critically to discern , not only good writers from bad , and a proper style from a corrupt , but also to distinguish that which is pure ...
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... direction of study are succinctly indicated , while continuous Illustrative Extracts are furnished as suitable matter to work upon . In this department also , the teacher will find much to do , in continuation , expansion , and ...
... direction of study are succinctly indicated , while continuous Illustrative Extracts are furnished as suitable matter to work upon . In this department also , the teacher will find much to do , in continuation , expansion , and ...
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... direction . 8. Four sittings of the court were occupied by Burke's opening speech ; his opening speech was intended to be a general introduction to all the charges . 9. The public often confounded the Puritan with the Quaker , for the ...
... direction . 8. Four sittings of the court were occupied by Burke's opening speech ; his opening speech was intended to be a general introduction to all the charges . 9. The public often confounded the Puritan with the Quaker , for the ...
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... direction , now in another direction , to find out the individual for ourselves . Hence the force of the reference must be definitely understood ; for upon that depends our knowledge of what is meant . Accordingly it seems well to ...
... direction , now in another direction , to find out the individual for ourselves . Hence the force of the reference must be definitely understood ; for upon that depends our knowledge of what is meant . Accordingly it seems well to ...
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... direction . 8. That strain again ! it had a dying fall . 9. The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands ; we should only spoil it by trying to explain it . 10. The palm develops its umbrageous foliage in those regions where it is ...
... direction . 8. That strain again ! it had a dying fall . 9. The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands ; we should only spoil it by trying to explain it . 10. The palm develops its umbrageous foliage in those regions where it is ...
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Adjective Clause replaced Adjective Phrase adjunct Adverbial Clause ADVERBIAL PHRASE adverbial substitutes army battle of Sedgemoor cause Co-ordinate Sentence common Compare conjunction danger death demonstrative pronoun diligent ellipsis elliptical clauses enemy England English equivalent examples EXERCISE expected father favour force Gerund give given hath hear heart horse implied Infinitive interchange king land lives Lord meaning mind nature never night Noun Clause NOUN PHRASE NOUN replaced object Parliament person PLEONASM points back possess predicate prince prisoner Pronoun with preposition proper relative pupil Queen reference regarded relative clause Relative Pronoun replaced by ADJECTIVE replaced by ADVERBIAL replaced by CO-ORDINATE replaced by NOUN replaced by Participle restrictive river Robert the Bruce ship soldiers soon speak speech spoke stands statement thee things thou tion Tom lost transitive verb verb vocables whence whereby wherein whither words
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Página 37 - When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Página 30 - He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and what's his reason? I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?
Página 314 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
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Página 331 - They who, deluded by no generous error, instigated by no sacred thirst of doubtful knowledge, duped by no illustrious superstition, loving nothing on this earth, and cherishing no hopes beyond, yet keep aloof from sympathies with their kind, rejoicing neither in human joy nor mourning with human grief; these, and such as they, have their apportioned curse.
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Página 79 - Your friends have a privilege to play upon the easiness of your temper, or, possibly, they are better acquainted with your good qualities than I am. You have done good by stealth. The rest is upon record. You have still left ample room for speculation, when panegyric is exhausted. You are, indeed, a very considerable man. — The highest rank; a splendid fortune; and a name, glorious till it was yours ; were sufficient to have supported you with meaner abilities than I think you possess.