But the Relative who, having reference to no Verb or Prepofition understood, but only to its

"And tho' by heaven's fevere decree

She fuffers hourly more than me,”

Swift, to Stella.

"We contributed a third more than the Dutch, who were obliged to the fame proportion more than us." Swift, Conduct of the Allies. "King Charles, and more than bim, the Duke, and the Popish Faction, were at Liberty to form new fchemes." Bolingbroke, Diss, on Parties, Letter 3.

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"The drift of all his Sermons was, to prepare the Jews for the reception of a Prophet, mightier than Him, and whose shoes he was not worthy to bear." Atterbury, Sermons, IV. 4.•:

"A Poem, which is good in itself, cannot lofe any thing of its real value; though it should appear not to be the work of fo eminent an author, as bim, to whom it was first imputed." Congreve, Pref. to Homer's Hymn to Venus.

"A ftone is heavy, and the fand weighty: but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both." Prov. xxvii. 3.

"If the King gives us leave, you or I may as lawfully preach, as them that do." Hobbes, Hift. Civil Wars, p.

"The fun upon the calmest sea

Appears not half fo bright as Thee."

62.

"Then finish, dear Chloe, this Paftoral war,
And let us like Horace and Lydia agree:

For thou art a Girl as much brighter than ber,

› Prior

Ibid.

As he was a Poet fublimer than me." "Phalaris, who was fo much older than ber." Bentley, Differt. on Phalaris, p. 537°

In these paffages it ought to be, I, We, He, They, Thou, She, respectively, Perhaps the following example may admit of a doubt, whether it be properly expreffed or not:

"The lover got a woman of greater fortune than ber he had mifs'd," Addison, Guardian, No 97. Let us try it by the Rule given above; and fee, whether some correction will not be neceffary, when the parts of the Sentence, which are understood, come to be fupplied: "The lover got a woman of greater fortune, than she [was, whom] he had mifs'd."

Ante

Antecedent, when it follows than, is always in the Objective Cafe; even though the Proncun, if fubftituted in its place, would be in the Nominative:

as,

"Beelzebub, than whom,

Satan except, none higher fat."

Milton, P. L. ii. 299.

which, if we fubftitute the Pronoun, would be, "none higher fat, than he."

The Conjunction that is often omitted and understood: as, "I beg you would come to me :' "See, thou do it not:" that is, would:"" that thou do [7]."

“ that you,

The Nominative cafe following the Auxiliary, or the Verb itfelf, fometimes fupplies the place of the Conjunction if, or though: as, "Had he done this, he had efcaped:" "Charm he never so [8]}

"Nor hope to be myself-less miferable By what I feek, but others to make fuch As 1." Milton, P. L. ix. 126. "The Syntax, fays Dr. Bentley, requires, "make such as me.” On the contrary, the Syntax neceffarily requires, "make fuch as I:" for it is not," hope to make others fuch, as to make me:" the Pronoun is not governed by the Verb make, but is the Nominative Cafe to the Verb am understood; "to make others fuch as I am.”

[7]" But it is reason, the memory of their virtues remain to their posterity." Bacon, Effay xiv. In this, and many the like phrafes, the Conjunction were much better inferted: " that the memory, &¢?? [8] Never fo-This phrafe, fays Mr. Johnson, is justly accused, of Solecifm. It should be, ever fo wifely; that is, bow wifely foever. Befides, a Slave would not have been admitted into that Society, had he had never such opportunities." Bentley, Differt, on Phalaris, P. 338.

wifely:"

wifely:" that is, "if he had done this;" "though

he charm."

Some Conjunctions have their Correspondent Conjunctions belonging to them; fo that, in the fubfequent Member of the Sentence, the latter anfwers to the former: as, although, yet, or nevertheless; whether, or; either—, or; neither, or nor, nor; as, as; expreffing a Comparison of equality; "as white as fnow :" as-, fo; expreffing a Comparison fometimes of equality; "as the stars, fo fhall thy feed be;" that is, equal in number: but moft commonly a Comparison in refpect of quality; "and it fhall be, as with the people, fo with the prieft; as with the fervant, so with his mafter:" "as is the good, fo is the finner; as the one dieth, fo dieth the other :" that is, in like manner: so, as; with a Verb expreffing a Comparifon of quality; "To fee thy glory, fo as I have seen thee in the fanctuary:" but with a Negative and an Adjective, a Comparison in refpect of quantity; as, "Pompey had eminent abilities but he was neither fo eloquent and politic a statesman, nor a brave and skilful a general; nor was he upon the whole fo great a man, as Cæfar" fo, that; expreffing a Confequence; &c [9].

[9] I have been the more particular in noting the proper uses of thefe Conjunctions; because they occur very frequently, and, as it was observed before of Connective words in general, are of great importance with refpect to the clearness and beauty of style. I may add

INTER

too, because mistakes in the use of them are very common; as it will appear by the following Examples.

The Distributive Conjunction either is sometimes improperly used alone, instead of the fimple Disjunctive or : “ “Can the fig-tree bear olive-berries? either a vine, figs?" James iii. 12. "Why beholdest thou the mote, that is in thy brother's eye; but perceiveft not the beam, that is in thine own eye? Either how can't thou fay to thy Brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote, that is in thine eye; . when thou thyfelf beholdeft not the beam, that is in thine own eye?” Luke vi. 41, 42. See alfo Chap. xv. 8. and Phil. iii. . 12. Neither is fometimes fuppofed to be included in its correfpondent

"Simois, nor Xanthus fhall be wanting there.",

Dryden.c

"That all the application he could make, nor the King's own interpofition, could prevail with Her Majefty." Clarendon, Hift. Vol. III. p. 179. Sometimes to be supplied by a fubfequent. Negative: "His rule holdeth. ftill, that nature, nor the engagement of words, are not so forcible as custom.” Bacon, Essay xxxix. “The King wor the Queen were not at all deceived." Clarendon, Vol. II. P 363. Thefe forms of expreffion seem both of them equally improper. Or is fometimes used instead of nor, after neither: “ This is another afe, that, in my opinion, contributes rather to make a man learned than wife, and is neither capable of pleafing the understanding, or imagination." Addifon, Dial. I. on Medals.

Neither for nor: "Neither in this world, neither in the world to. come." Matt. xii. 32.

So, as, was used by the Writers of the last century, to exprefs a Confequence, instead of So, that: Examples; " And the third part of the stars was fmitten; fo as [that] the third part of them was darkened." Rev. viii. 17. "The relations are fo uncertain as, [that] they require a great deal of examination." Bacon, Nat. Hift. So as [that] it is a hard calumny to affirm-," Temple. "So es [that] his thoughts might be seen." Bentley, Differt, on Æfop's Though

to

Led

Though they are ufually attended with Nouns

Fables, Sect. vi. "There was fomething fo amiable, and yet fo piercing in his looks, as [that] it infpired me at once with love and terror." Addison, Spec. No 63. "This computation being so easy and trivial, as [that] it is a fhame to mention it." Swift, Conduct of the Allies. "That the Spaniards were fo violently affected to the House of Austria, as [that] the whole kingdom would revolt.” Ibid. Swift, I believe, is the latt of our good writers, who has frequently ufed this manner of expreffion: it seems improper, and is defervedly grown obfolete.

As inftead of that, in another manner; "If a man have that penetration of judgment, as [that] he can difcern what things are to be laid open." Bacon, Effay vi. "It is the nature of extreme felf lovers, as [that] they will fet an house on fire, and it were but to roaft their eggs." Id. Effay xxiii. "They would have given him fuch fatisfaction in other particulars, as [that] a full and happy peace muft have enfued." Clarendon, Vol. III. p. 214.

"I gain'd a fon; And fuch a fon, as all men hail'd me happy."

Milton, Samf. Ag.

"We should sufficiently weigh the objects of our hope; whether they be fuch, as [that] we may reafonably expect from them what they propofe in their fruition, and whether they are fuch, as we are pretty fure of attaining." Addison, Spect. No 535- "France was then difpofed to conclude a peace upon fuch conditions, as [that] it was not worth the life of a grenadier to refufe them." Swift, Four last yearg of the Queen, B. ii.

As instead of the Relaive that, who, or which: "An it had not been for a civil Gentleman, as [who] came by." Sir J. Wittol, in Congreve's Old Bachelor. "The Duke had not behaved with that loyalty, as [with which] he ought to have done." Clarendon, Vol. II. p. 460. "With thofe thoughts as [which] might contribute to their honour." Ibid. 565. "In the order as they lie in his Preface." Middleton, Works, Vol. III. p. 8. It ought to be, either," in order, as they lie;" or, "in the order, in which they lie." "Securing to yourselves a fucceffion of able and worthy men, as [which, or who,] may adorn this place." Atterbury, Sermons, IV. 12.

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