35. The zeal and devotion manifested by many of the first Catholic missionaries is above all praise.-P. 251.

36. All the beautiful plain between these objects in the distance, and the hill on which we stood, were studded with villages.-P. 285. 37. The astonishment and terror of the natives at the sight of these powerful and warlike animals was great in both cases.-P. 295. 38. The abundance of rivers and lakes, large and small, in every portion of this territory, give him the greatest facilities for bringing his produce to the market.-P. 303.

39. The advantages it [the heat in Canada] affords, in bringing rapidly the harvests and fruits to a state of ripeness and perfection, counterbalances every other consideration, and evinces the wisdom, &c.-P. 305.

40. Among the productions of Canada, animal and vegetable, there is abundance and variety.-P. 305.

41. The greater part of these [ships] goes to the ports of the Mediterranean, where the Catholic population form the great body of the consumers.-P. 313.

42. At four P. M., the group called the Magdalen Islands were in sight.-P. 314.

43. The whole area of Prince Edward Island exceeds 1,000,000 of acres, and as there are no very lofty mountains, while there is an abundance of wood and many little lakes and streams, it is fertile and inhabitable (?) throughout. The health and longevity of

its inhabitants is remarkable.-P. 315.

44. There is a small lighthouse-one of the few with which all the coasts and islands within the Gulf of St Lawrence is too scantily supplied.-P. 315.

45. The summit of the hill, at the height of about 200 feet, is crowned by a citadel, with fortifications and signal posts, which produces an imposing effect.-P. 320.

46. The ordnance establishment is also very extensive; and in both this and the dockyard are to be found at all times a supply of every thing necessary for the reparation or equipment of a naval fleet, for any operations likely to be required in this quarter.-P. 335.

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47. In their voices, the ladies of Halifax are entirely English, having that rich fulness of tone, and distinctness and decision of utterance, which is so superior to the thin voices and drawling twang of the Americans.-There is a pleasing frankness and agreeable vivacity in their manners which is peculiarly charming. Fortunately for the people of Halifax, the love of show, and the display of ostentation in their houses, equipages, and dress, has not spread among them as it has done among their neighbours of the United States.-P. 343.

48. Since this, which is of comparatively recent date, a life and spirit has been infused into the public feeling which is likely to be productive of the best effects.-P. 352.

49. Though some parts of the country has only a scanty soil, in others it is rich and deep.-P. 354.

50. Enough is known [of Newfoundland] to render it certain that there is abundant room and sufficient soil there to support a large population.-P. 376.

51. The conviction of these defects is said to be now pretty general, and some recent efforts to improve the town, and introduce a higher style of building, seems to promise better things for the future. -P. 377.

52. Of land-birds and water-fowls, there are a great variety. P. 378.-There are abundance of whales, grampuses, &c.

On the whole, the general shipping and commerce of Newfoundland is on the increase. The whole number of vessels employed

in the trade with Newfoundland are at least 1500, &c. The quantity of cod-fish taken and cured amounts in general to 1,000,000 of quintals per annum, and 12,000 tons (?) of seal-oil alone has been exported in one year.-P. 382.

53. At the town itself there is a breakwater and pier-harbour for ships.-P. 394.

54. There is an American air of equality in the conditions and manners of all classes here, with the eager bustle and earnest pursuit of business which is so characteristic of American towns.-P. 410. 55. An ardent attachment to England, and a strong desire to maintain the connexion with her unimpaired, is constantly manifested in all their writings.-P. 411.

56. These [lands] are always overflowed in the great freshets of spring, when the melting of the ice and snows swell the river above its bounds.-P. 414.

57. In the building there is a chapel, two lecture-rooms, twentyone rooms for students, &c.-P. 417.

58. Not less than a million's worth of property, in timber, dwellings, ships, and goods, were destroyed.-P. 432.

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59. We could not but regret, that while each of the contending nations had more than they could people for a century perhaps to come, &c. As it is plain that neither party are in a condition to show that their claims are free from all objections.-P. 469. 60. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt, though the entire scattering of the baggage in the road, and the time and labour required to replace all, and raise the coach, before we could resume our journey, was a disagreeable interruption.-P. 473.

61. Robberies and murders were events of almost everyday occurrence; and neither life nor property were respected.-P. 480.

RULE II.-POSSESSIVE CASE.

211. When the relation of ownership is to be pointed out, the Possessive Case of the noun denoting the owner is used: thus, "This is John's hat." Here the relation of ownership is to be declared as existing between the person John and the thing hat, and consequently the name of the possessor is put in the possessive case. This construction generally takes place between two nouns; but it may exist between a noun and the imperfect participle of a verb; as, clamour of the church's being in danger was revived.”—Goldsmith. In such sentences, however, the noun is not always in the possessive.

"The

212. If the name of the owner be a compound name, the last of the component parts only receives the sign of the possessive: thus, "the Queen of Great Britain's prerogative;" also when there are two separate names, as, "Robertson and Reid's office."

213. The name of the thing possessed is often understood; as, "He went to see St Paul's," that is, St Paul's Church. This ellipsis accounts for the difference in meaning between the two sentences, "This is a portrait of John," and "This is a portrait of John's." The former means a likeness of him, the latter a portrait belonging to him or painted by him, as the case may be.

214. The use of the possessive case, though quite analogical, is sometimes objectionable, and it is better to adopt the periphrasis, which imparts dignity and harmony to the sentence. See the examples given among the sentences to be corrected, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

EXAMPLES.

1. Real greatness has nothing to do with a man's sphere.Channing.

2. So ended Hannibal's first campaign in Italy.—Arnold.

3. Napoleon evinced the greatest satisfaction at the result of this day's operations, and at thus seeing so great a mass of the enemy's forces retreating before him.-Alison.

4. The end of literature was not, in Schiller's judgment, to amuse the idle.-Carlyle.

5. Edward pretended to take the air, with some of Leicester's retinue.-Hume.

6. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Cæsar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Cæsar was no less than his.Shakspeare.

7. Oh! for our admirable friend Mr Smith of Jordanhill's matchless cutter, to glide through among the glittering archipelago. -Professor Wilson.

8. It would not be difficult to find several other instances of verbal equivocations misplaced and inconsistent with the person's, the author's, the reader's sentiment.-Hallam.

9. A spirit more amiable, but less vigorous, than Luther's, would have shrunk back from the dangers which he braved and surmounted.-Robertson.

10. Those who formed the popular party in Charles the Second's time.-Arnold.

11. A reflection of La Harpe's, occasioned by some strictures of Voltaire's upon Montesquieu, applies, &c.-Stewart.

12. His character afforded but little security against his conduct being influenced by some of the contending feelings arising out of so strange a combination.-Arnold.

13. Men's aims are ever far beyond their strength.-Carlyle.

Imagination's light, when reason's fails

The unguarded taper where the guarded faints - Wordsworth.

SENTENCES TO BE CORRECTED.-211-214.

1. Longinus, his treatise on the Sublime.-Addison.

2. Like Shakspeare, his genius is sublime and his imagination unbounded.-Tytler.

3. It is indeed little worth while to read this or any other book for reputation sake.-Hallam.

4. Now, in a commonwealth or state, that common life which I have ventured to call the proper subject of history, finds its natural expression in those who are invested with the state's government. -Arnold.

5. History is but time's follower.-Idem.

6. Now history's business is to solve these riddles.-M'Cullagh. 7. Lured into perdition's stream by such temptation as no other man hath had since Cortez's time.-Idem.

RULE III.-OBJECTIVE CASE.

215. Active transitive verbs and prepositions take the Objective Case after them: thus, "Do justice, love mercy,

and walk humbly with God." In this sentence, justice and mercy are in the objective, being affected by the verbs do and love respectively; and God is also in the objective, being the object of the relation pointed out by the preposition with.

216. The distinction between transitive and intransitive verbs, as we formerly (47) saw, is not so marked that we can in every case pronounce a word to belong to the one class and exclude it totally from the other; but even in some cases where the verb cannot be considered transitive at all, it is followed by a noun apparently affected by it, and therefore said to be in the objective case. The noun, however, in such instances, is closely allied in meaning to the verb: "I have fought the good fight." Here fight is in the objective, governed by fought. "To run a race," "live a life," and "sleep a sleep," are phrases of the same kind.

EXAMPLES.

1. Leicester, having thus assembled a parliament of his own model, and trusting to the attachment of the populace of London, seized the opportunity of crushing his rivals among the powerful barons.— Hume.

2. On the whole we may pronounce him happy.-Carlyle.

3. Napoleon was never known to change his opinion on any subject.-Alison.

4. The situation of Julian required a vigorous and immediate resolution.-Gibbon.

5. It remains with you to decide, whether that freedom, at whose voice the kingdoms of Europe awoke from the sleep of ages to run a career of virtuous emulation in every thing great and good; the freedom which dispelled the mists of superstition and invited the nations to behold their God; whose magic touch kindled the rays of genius, &c.-Hall.

6. You have trained me like a peasant, obscuring and hiding from me all gentleman-like qualities.-Shakspeare.

Acquaint thyself with God, if thou wouldst taste
His works.

Cowper.

7.

8.

We sail the sea of life-a calm one finds,
And one a tempest.

Wordsworth.

9.

Sleep the sleep that knows not waking.

Scott.

217. Some active transitive verbs appear to take two objective cases after them; but it is much more consistent with the analogy of the language to understand a preposi