suffered by his misconduct.”—
Murray’s
Gram., i, 150;
Ingersoll’s, 238.
“Neither do they extend as far as might be imagined
at first view.”—
Blair’s Rhet.,
p. 350. “There is no language so poor, but
it hath two or three past tenses.”—
Ib.,
p. 82. “As far as this system is founded
in truth, language appears to be not altogether arbitrary
in its origin.”—
Ib., p. 56.
“I have not that command of these convulsions
as is necessary.”—
Spect.,
No. 474. “Conversation with such who know
no arts which polish life.”—
Ib.,
No. 480. “And which can be neither very
lively or very forcible.”—
Jamieson’s
Rhet., p. 78. “To that degree as to
give proper names to rivers.”—
Dr.
Murray’s Hist of Lang., i, 327. “In
the utter overthrow of such who hate to be reformed.”—
Barclay’s
Works, i, 443. “But still so much of
it is retained, as greatly injures the uniformity
of the whole.”—
Priestley’s
Gram., Pref., p. vii. “Some of them
have gone to that height of extravagance, as to assert,”
&c.—
Ib., p. 91. “A teacher
is confined—not more than a merchant, and
probably not as much.”—
Abbott’s
Teacher, p. 27. “It shall not be forgiven
him, neither in this world, neither in the world to
come.”—
Matt., xii, 32.
“Which no body presumes, or is so sanguine to
hope.”—
Swift, Drap. Let.
v. “For the torrent of the voice, left neither
time or power in the organs, to shape the words properly.”—
Sheridan’s
Elocution, p. 118. “That he may neither
unnecessarily waste his voice by throwing out too much,
or diminish his power by using too little.”—
Ib.,
p. 123. “I have retained only such which
appear most agreeable to the measures of Analogy.”—
Littleton’s
Dict., Pref. “He is both a prudent and industrious
man.”—
Day’s Gram., p.
70. “Conjunctions either connect words or
sentences.”—
Ib., pp. 81 and
101.
“Such silly girls who love
to chat and play,
Deserve no care, their time
is thrown away.”—Tobitt’s
Gram., p. 20.
“Vice is a monster of
so frightful mien,
As to be hated needs but to
be seen.”—POPE: Mur.
Gram., ii, 17.
“Justice must punish
the rebellious deed:
Yet punish so, as pity shall
exceed.”—DRYDEN: in Joh.
Dict.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—IMPROPER ELLIPSES.
“That, whose, and as relate to
either persons or things.”—Sanborn’s
Gram., p. 93. “Which and what,
as adjectives, relate either to persons or things.”—Ib.,
p. 70. “Whether of a public or private nature.”—
Adam’s Rhet., i, 43. “Which
are included both among the public and private wrongs.”—Ib.,
i, 308. “I might extract both from the old
and new testament numberless examples of induction.”—Ib.,
ii, 66. “Many verbs are used both in an
active and neuter signification.”—Lowth’s