“Such was that muse whose rules and practice tell
    Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.”
        —­Pope, on Criticism.

LESSON XIV.—­THREE ERRORS.

“In some words the metaphorical sense has justled out the original sense altogether, so that in respect of it they are become obsolete.”—­ Campbell’s Rhet., p. 323.  “Sure never any mortal was so overwhelmed with grief as I am at this present.”—­Sheridan’s Elocution, p. 138.  “All languages differ from each other in their mode of inflexion.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., Pref., p. v.  “Nouns and verbs are the only indispensable parts of speech—­the one to express the subject spoken of, and the other the predicate or what is affirmed of it.”—­M’Culloch’s Gram., p. 36.  “The words in italics of the three latter examples, perform the office of substantives.”—­L.  Murray’s Gram., 8vo, p. 66.  “Such a structure of a sentence is always the mark of careless writing.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 231.  “Nothing is frequently more hurtful to the grace or vivacity of a period, than superfluous dragging words at the conclusion.”—­Ib., p. 205.  “When its substantive is not joined to it, but referred to, or understood.”—­ Lowth’s Gram., p. 24.  “Yet they have always some substantive belonging to them, either referred to, or understood.”—­Ib., 24.  “Because they define and limit the extent of the common name, or general term, to which they either refer, or are joined.’”—­Ib., 24.  “Every new object surprises, terrifies, and makes a strong impression on their mind.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 136.  “His argument required to have been more fully unfolded, in order to make it be distinctly apprehended, and to give it its due force.”—­Ib., p. 230.  “Participles which are derived from active verbs, will govern the objective case, the same as the verbs from which they are derived”—­Emmons’s Gram., p. 61.  “Where, contrary to the rule, the nominative I precedes, and the objective case whom follows the verb.”—­Murray’s Gram., 8vo, p. 181.  “The same conjunction governing both the indicative and the subjunctive moods, in the same sentence, and in the same circumstances, seems to be a great impropriety.”—­Ib., p. 207; Smith’s New Gram., 173:  see Lowth’s Gram., p. 105; Fisk’s, 128; and Ingersoll’s, 266.  “A nice discernment, and accurate attention to the best usage, are necessary to direct us, on these occasions.”—­Murray’s Gram., 8vo, p. 170.  “The Greeks and Romans, the former especially, were, in truth, much more musical nations than we; their genius was more turned to delight in the melody of speech.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 123.  “When the sense admits it, the sooner a circumstance is introduced, the better, that the more important and significant words may possess the last place, quite disencumbered.”—­Murray’s