OB. 20. The Preposition is often separated from the Relative which it governs, and joined to the Verb at the end of the Sentence; as,

"That is a book which I am pleased with."

But the placing the Preposition before the Relative is more elegant, as well as more perspica

ous; as,

That is a book with which I am pleased."

OB. 21. Pronouns personal must agree with one another in a Sentence; as thou must be followed by thy and thine, and not by you and your; as,

"Thou and thy son, and thy daughter.
"Dost thou not perceive that all be thine?”
You and your's must always follow you; as,
"You and your family, and all that is yours.”

OB. 22. When two clauses of a Sentence equally refer to what follows, they must be both properly connected to it; as,

"Never was a man so troubled, or suffered Iralf

the uneasiness as I have done this evening;"should be," so troubled as I have been, or suffered half the uneasiness I have."

OF ELLIPSIS.

THE omission of any words necessary to the grammatical construction of a Sentence, is called

Ellipsis;

Ellipsis; as, I beg you will come; for, I beg that you will come.

The principal design of Ellipsis, is to avoid repetitions, and to express our ideas in a few words. Almost all compound Sentences are more or less elliptical.

OF TRANSPOSITION OR INVERSION.

An inverted or transposed style is that in which the words are thrown out of their natural order, for the sake of some superior beauty; but it is seldom of advantage to invert the style, except in poetry, and therefore the best prose writers have the fewest instances of Transposition.

EXAMPLE.

"No bounds th'Almighty's glory can restrain, "Nor time's dimensions terminate his reign; "At his reproof convulsive nature shakes, "And shiv'ring earth from its foundation shakes." Natural Order, thus,

"No bounds can restrain the glory of the Almighty, nor can the dimensions of time terminate his reign; convulsive nature shakes at his reproof, and shivering earth quakes from its foundation."

OF ACCENT, EMPHASIS, PAUSES, &c. ACCENT is that stress of voice which lengthens or shorten

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shortens the sound of the syllable on which it falls; as, in homely, harry, &c.

Emphasis is that force of utterance, by which speakers distinguish some words from others; in order to point out their meaning, or make them expressive.

The Points in Reading indicate pauses, distinguish sentences, and make the meaning of a passage more obvious.

The names of the principal Points are; Comma (,) Semicolon () Colon (:) Period () Parenthesis () Hyphen (-) Admiration (!) and Interrogation (?) a Apostrophe (') denotes the omission of a letter or letters.

OF THE USE OF CAPITALS.

an

EVERY appellation of the Deity; as, God, the Almighty, the Suprenie Being, the Lord, Providence; the Messiah, the Holy Spirit, must begin with a Capital.

1

or note, &c.

The first word of any writing, letter, or note,
The next word after a period."

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The Pronoun I and the Interjection A The first word of every quotation.

Every title of honor and respect; as the Emperor, King, &c.

1

Proper

Proper names of Persons, Places, Streets, Mountains, Rivers, Ships, Festivals, Months, Days of the Week

The names of Arts and Sciences; as a Painting, Poetry, Music, and of their Professors; as, a Painter, a Poet, a Musician.

Words of particular importance; as, the Deluge, the Reformation, the Revolution.

Adjectives derived from the proper names of places; as, from England, English; Scotland, Scotch; Ireland, Irish; Greece, Grecian, &c. The first word in every line of Poetry.

as,

Capitals serve for abbreviations of Latin. words;

M. S. for Manuscript, plural M. S. S.
P.S. Postscript.

NB. Nota Bene, mark well, or observe.

I. E. Id est, that is.

V. Vide, see.

Id. Idem, the same Author.

Ibid. In the same place, or book..

N. O. In Number.

Abbreviations in Titles of Honour. :|

G. R. Georgius Rex, George the King.

K. G. Knight of the Garter.

K. B. Knight of the Bath,

K. T. Knight of the Thistle.

S. S. T. P. Sacro Sanctæ Theologia Professor, the

Latin for D. D.

D. D. Doctor of Divinity.

V. D. M. Verbi Dei Minister, Minister of the

word of God.

A. M. or M. A.

Master of Arts.

B. D. Bachelor of Divinity.

L. J. C. Lord Chief Justice.

L. L. D. Doctor of Laws; i. e. both the Common and Civil Law.

J. U. D. Doctor of Laws, or Juris Utriusque Doctor.

M. D. Doctor of Physic, or Medicine.

F. R. S. or R. S. S. Fellow of the Royal Society, or according to the Latin words, Regia Societatis Socius.

S. A. S. or F. A. S. Societatis Antiquariorum
Socius, Fellow of the Antiquarian Society.
Ast. P. G. C. Professor of Astronomy in Gresham
College.

In Chronology, Geography, and History.
A. M. Anno Mundi, or Y. M. in the Year of the
World.

B. C. or Ant. Chris. before the Birth of Christ.

A. D.