A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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Page 3
... less so , and that it now possesses a literature which , for depth and sublimity , as well as copiousness and variety , greatly surpasses them both , are propositions capable , in my opinion , of as complete proof as can be brought ...
... less so , and that it now possesses a literature which , for depth and sublimity , as well as copiousness and variety , greatly surpasses them both , are propositions capable , in my opinion , of as complete proof as can be brought ...
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... less generally known in this country ; to Horne Tooke , Crombie , Key ( Penny Cyclopædia ) , Latham , and others who have brought a knowledge of Saxon , as well as correct general principles , to bear on the present state of the English ...
... less generally known in this country ; to Horne Tooke , Crombie , Key ( Penny Cyclopædia ) , Latham , and others who have brought a knowledge of Saxon , as well as correct general principles , to bear on the present state of the English ...
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... less than the way in which they are arranged . These varieties may be traced partly to the intellectual peculiarities by which na- tions are distinguished from each other ; but , in the pres- ent state of our knowledge , many of them ...
... less than the way in which they are arranged . These varieties may be traced partly to the intellectual peculiarities by which na- tions are distinguished from each other ; but , in the pres- ent state of our knowledge , many of them ...
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... less than the noun alone ; that is , if considered objectively ; but if subjectively , they signify more . Rose embraces the whole class ; white rose , only a sub - class or species ; but the two words suggest two distinct ideas , while ...
... less than the noun alone ; that is , if considered objectively ; but if subjectively , they signify more . Rose embraces the whole class ; white rose , only a sub - class or species ; but the two words suggest two distinct ideas , while ...
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... less emphatically than one and that . The articles are somewhat peculiar , and it is convenient to have a distinct name for them , but the peculiarity is not so striking as to justify us in reckoning them a distinct part of speech . 37 ...
... less emphatically than one and that . The articles are somewhat peculiar , and it is convenient to have a distinct name for them , but the peculiarity is not so striking as to justify us in reckoning them a distinct part of speech . 37 ...
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abstract nouns Adam Smith adverb affirmed AFFIXES Alison Alnascar ascer assertion belong Cæsar called class of words clause common comparative comparison compound conjunction connected connexion considered consonant copula correct dative Defective Verbs definition denoting derived distinction English language error etymology examples EXERCISE expressed feminine Future Perfect Tense gender give grammar grammarians Greek Hallam idea indicates Infinitive inflection James reads John king Latham Latin mark masculine meaning Milton mind moods nature neuter nominative nouns substantive Numeral Adjectives object observed original orthography parsing passive voice PAST TENSE Perfect Participle plural possessive POTENTIAL MOOD predicate preposition Present Tense principle pupil qualifying the noun refer relative pronoun remark represent respect rules of syntax sense Shakspeare signification singular sometimes sort sound speak speech spoken superlative thee thing Thou thought tion tive transitive verb truth verb violated vowel Wordsworth write