English Exercises: Adapted to Murray's English Grammar, Consisting of Exercises in Parsing ... Designed for the Benefit of Private Learners as Well as for the Use of SchoolsD.D. Smith, 1826 - 227 pages |
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... esteem is my honour . Some are negligent , others industrious . One may deceive one's self . All have a talent to im- prove . Can any dispute it ? Such is our condition . SECT . VI . Adverb , Preposition , Conjunction , 18 EXERCISES .
... esteem is my honour . Some are negligent , others industrious . One may deceive one's self . All have a talent to im- prove . Can any dispute it ? Such is our condition . SECT . VI . Adverb , Preposition , Conjunction , 18 EXERCISES .
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... esteem . William is respected , because he is upright and ob- liging . 20. These persons are abundantly more oppressed than we are . Though I am not so good a scholar as he is , I am , perhaps , not less attentive than he , to study ...
... esteem . William is respected , because he is upright and ob- liging . 20. These persons are abundantly more oppressed than we are . Though I am not so good a scholar as he is , I am , perhaps , not less attentive than he , to study ...
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... esteem too highly . He invited my brother and I to see and examine his library . ould correct . We should fear and obey the author of our being EXERCISES . ( Rule 11 Sentences which require the insertion of the Semicolon and Comma 38.
... esteem too highly . He invited my brother and I to see and examine his library . ould correct . We should fear and obey the author of our being EXERCISES . ( Rule 11 Sentences which require the insertion of the Semicolon and Comma 38.
Page 82
... esteem , as well as secure peace . He prepared them for this event , by the sending to them proper information . A person may be great or rich by chance ; but can- not be wise or good , without the taking pains for it . Nothing could ...
... esteem , as well as secure peace . He prepared them for this event , by the sending to them proper information . A person may be great or rich by chance ; but can- not be wise or good , without the taking pains for it . Nothing could ...
Page 90
... esteem . Our seasons of improvement is short ; and , whether used or not , will soon pass away . He might have been happy , and is now fully con . vinced of it . Learning strengthens the mind ; and , if properly applied , will improve ...
... esteem . Our seasons of improvement is short ; and , whether used or not , will soon pass away . He might have been happy , and is now fully con . vinced of it . Learning strengthens the mind ; and , if properly applied , will improve ...
Common terms and phrases
adjective adverb amiable appear attention avoid beauty blessings censure CHAP cheerful common substantive conduct correct Demosthenes desire disappointments disposition duty earth employed endeavour English language esteem evil favour following verbs folly give governed Grammar happiness heart honour hope human imperative mood imperfect tense improve indicative mood knowledge language learned learner live manner ment mind misery nature neuter gender never nominative notes and observations nouns objective observations under RULE occasions Orthography ourselves Parsing passions peace piety pleasure possess preposition principles promiscuous exercises promote pronoun proper racter reason receive regular verb religion render reward riches RULE XI Rules of Syntax says SECT sentences sentiments silent e singular number spring from primeval subjunctive mood temper tence thee things third person Thou art tion true vice virtue Virtue rewards virtuous wisdom wise words Write the following young persons youth
Popular passages
Page 38 - And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 136 - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...
Page 36 - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight ; \ ' His can't be wrong whose life is in the right. In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity : All must be false that thwart this one great end, And all of God that bless mankind or mend.
Page 36 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 71 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Page 38 - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
Page 37 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth...
Page 64 - And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said, My father.
Page 137 - When all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. O how shall words with equal warmth The gratitude declare, That glows within my ravish'd heart ! But Thou canst read it there.
Page 37 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.