The Elements of the English LanguageBell and Daldy, 1858 - 183 sider |
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Side iv
... perfect exhibition of the Verb , and to the double form of the Gerund , presented probably for the first time in these pages as an integral element in an English Grammar . A careful consideration of the author's views will materially ...
... perfect exhibition of the Verb , and to the double form of the Gerund , presented probably for the first time in these pages as an integral element in an English Grammar . A careful consideration of the author's views will materially ...
Side 18
... perfect alphabet should contain a distinct symbol for each separate sound . The English alphabet is imperfect . ( 1 ) It expresses several distinct sounds by one sym- bol ; e . g . twelve vowel - sounds and two diphthongs are ...
... perfect alphabet should contain a distinct symbol for each separate sound . The English alphabet is imperfect . ( 1 ) It expresses several distinct sounds by one sym- bol ; e . g . twelve vowel - sounds and two diphthongs are ...
Side 23
... perfect system of orthography would repre- sent each separate sound by a separate and appro- priate symbol . Hence it cannot exist without a per- fect alphabet . 69. The orthography of the English language is imperfect : ( a ) because ...
... perfect system of orthography would repre- sent each separate sound by a separate and appro- priate symbol . Hence it cannot exist without a per- fect alphabet . 69. The orthography of the English language is imperfect : ( a ) because ...
Side 65
... perfect participle . 204. As the subject of the passive was once the object of an active verb , passives can be formed only from transitives : ' I shot the albatross , ' or ' the al- batross was shot by me . ' 205. An active verb is ...
... perfect participle . 204. As the subject of the passive was once the object of an active verb , passives can be formed only from transitives : ' I shot the albatross , ' or ' the al- batross was shot by me . ' 205. An active verb is ...
Side 67
... Perfect , from a Latin word meaning ' finished . ' 215. An action may be mentioned in an indefinite manner as simply Present , Past , or Future , without specifying any conditions : ' I write ' ( Present ) ; ' I wrote ' ( Past ) ; ' I ...
... Perfect , from a Latin word meaning ' finished . ' 215. An action may be mentioned in an indefinite manner as simply Present , Past , or Future , without specifying any conditions : ' I write ' ( Present ) ; ' I wrote ' ( Past ) ; ' I ...
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accent accusative action adjective adverbs Anglo Anglo-Saxon apposition asperate called Chaucer Compare the Latin compound confounded conjunction connected consonant copula dative definite article demonstrative pronoun denote derived diminutive diphthongs ellipsis employed English language flat mute frequently Future Gaelic gender genitive suffix gerund going to write Goldsmith Gothic Greek guttural hath he-re Hence Imperative Imperative Mood Imperfect Indicative Indo-European Indo-European languages infinitive Intentional Continuous interrogative letter lost meaning Milton modern English modifying the root-vowel Mood nature neuter object occasionally old English omitted origin Past indef Past Indefinite Pelasgian Perf Perfect Continuous personal pronoun phrase plur plural predicate prefix preposition Pres Present relative represented retained Saxon sentence Shakspere sharp mute shortened form sibilant signifying simple sing sometimes sound speak stands subjunctive Subjunctive Mood suffix superlative syllable tenses termed thee thine Thou art tion tive transitive verb usually verbal noun vowel written
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Side 141 - Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odours of Edom and offerings divine ? Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest...
Side 98 - She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers around her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying.
Side 136 - For nature then (The coarser pleasures of my boyish days, And their glad animal movements all gone by) To me was all in all.— I cannot paint What then I was.
Side 151 - There is a poor, blind Samson in this land, Shorn of his strength, and bound in bonds of steel, Who may, in some grim revel, raise his hand, And shake the pillars of this Commonweal, Till the vast Temple of our liberties A shapeless mass of wreck and rubbish lies.
Side 174 - Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow-toe, and pale jessamine, The white pink, and the pansy freaked with jet, The glowing violet, The musk-rose, and the well-attired woodbine, With cowslips wan that hang the pensive head, And every flower that sad embroidery wears; Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And daffodillies fill their cups with tears, To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.
Side 154 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Side 53 - It will be proved to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually talk of a noun and a verb and such abominable words as no Christian ear can endure to hear.
Side 180 - The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed.
Side 99 - The village master taught his little school: A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he...
Side 59 - Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the...