English Exercises, adapted to the Grammar lately published by L. Murray ... Twelfth edition, improvedW. Porter, 1815 - 180 pages |
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... tion in combining letters and syllables ; and to excite the ingenious student to investigate the principles and rules of our Orthography , as well as to distinguish the exceptions and variations which every where attend them . In ...
... tion in combining letters and syllables ; and to excite the ingenious student to investigate the principles and rules of our Orthography , as well as to distinguish the exceptions and variations which every where attend them . In ...
Page 32
... tion . Sect . 3 . There are more cultivators of the earth than of their own hearts . Man is incompassed with dangers innumerable . War is attended with distresful and desolateing effects . It is confesedly the scorge of our angry ...
... tion . Sect . 3 . There are more cultivators of the earth than of their own hearts . Man is incompassed with dangers innumerable . War is attended with distresful and desolateing effects . It is confesedly the scorge of our angry ...
Page 94
... tion , throughout , be carefully preserved . The fol- lowing sentence is therefore inaccurate : " He roas more beloved , but not so much admired , as Cinthio . " More requires than after it , which is found in the sentence . It should ...
... tion , throughout , be carefully preserved . The fol- lowing sentence is therefore inaccurate : " He roas more beloved , but not so much admired , as Cinthio . " More requires than after it , which is found in the sentence . It should ...
Page 97
... tion , that every pleasure that are pursued to excess , convert themselves into poison . If a man brings into the solitary retreat of age a vacant , an unimproved mind , where no knowledge dawns , no ideas rise , which within itself has ...
... tion , that every pleasure that are pursued to excess , convert themselves into poison . If a man brings into the solitary retreat of age a vacant , an unimproved mind , where no knowledge dawns , no ideas rise , which within itself has ...
Page 103
... tion of our language , let them stop the li cence of translators ; whose idleness and igno- rance , if it be suffered to proceed , will reduce us to babble a dialect of French . It is of great consequeuce that a teacher firmly believes ...
... tion of our language , let them stop the li cence of translators ; whose idleness and igno- rance , if it be suffered to proceed , will reduce us to babble a dialect of French . It is of great consequeuce that a teacher firmly believes ...
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Adverb appear attention avoid beauty benevolence blamable blessings buziness censure cerning CHAP character Cinthio conduct Conjugate the following consonant desire diligence disappointed duty earth ellipsis English language enjoy esteem evil examples are adapted exercise favour following verbs folly give Gram happy hath heart Heaven honour hope human idleness imperfect tense improve indicative mood king knowledge language learned light to spring live ment mind mood nature nerally never notes and observations nouns observations under RULE occasion Orthography ourselves passions passive voice peace perly pleasure plural possess preposition primæval darkness principles promoting the strength pronouns proper racter reason receive religion reward rich SECT sentence sentiments shew silent e Spain spring from primæval subjunctive mood temper thee things thou art tion to-morrow true truth vice Virtue rewards virtuous wise Words ending Write the following young persons youth