writing with propriety, his being free of the two former faults seems implied.”—­Ib., p. 94.  “To prevent our being carried away by that torrent of false and frivolous taste.”—­Ib., p. 12.  “When we are unable to assign the reasons of our being pleased.”—­Ib., p. 15.  “An adjective will not make good sense without joining it to a noun.”—­Sanborn’s Gram., p. 12.  “What is said respecting sentences being inverted?”—­Ib., p. 71.  “Though he admits of all the other cases, made use of by the Latins.”—­Bicknell’s Gram., p. viii.  “This indeed, is accounting but feebly for its use in this instance.”—­Wright’s Gram., p. 148.  “The knowledge of what passes in the mind is necessary for the understanding the Principles of Grammar.”—­Brightland’s Gram., p. 73.  “By than’s being used instead of as, it is not asserted that the former has as much fruit as the latter.”—­O.  B. Peirce’s Gram., p. 207.  “Thus much for the Settling your Authority over your Children.”—­Locke, on Ed., p. 58.

EXERCISE VII.—­ADVERBS.

“There can scarce be a greater Defect in a Gentleman, than not to express himself well either in Writing or Speaking.”—­Locke, on Ed., p. 335.  “She seldom or ever wore a thing twice in the same way.”—­Castle Rackrent, p. 84.  “So can I give no reason, nor I will not.”—­Beauties of Shak., p. 45.  “Nor I know not where I did lodge last night.”—­Ib., p. 270.  “It is to be presumed they would become soonest proficient in Latin.”—­Burn’s Gram., p. xi.  “The difficulty of which has not been a little increased by that variety.”—­Ward’s Pref. to Lily’s Gram., p. xi.  “That full endeavours be used in every monthly meeting to seasonably end all business or cases that come before them.”—­N.  E. Discipline, p. 44.  “In minds where they had scarce any footing before.”—­Spectator, No. 566.  “The negative form is when the adverb not is used.”—­Sanborn’s Gram., p. 61.  “The interrogative form is when a question is asked.”—­Ibid. “The finding out the Truth ought to be his whole Aim.”—­Brightland’s Gram., p. 239.  “Mention the first instance when that is used in preference to who, whom, or which.”—­Sanborn’s Gram., p. 96.  “The plot was always exceeding simple.  It admitted of few incidents.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 470.  “Their best tragedies make not a deep enough impression on the heart.”—­Ib., p. 472.  “The greatest genius on earth, not even a Bacon, can be a perfect master of every branch.”—­Webster’s Essays, p. 13.  “The verb OUGHT is only used in the indicative [and subjunctive moods].”—­Dr. Ash’s Gram., p. 70.  “It is still a greater deviation from congruity, to affect not only variety in the words, but also in the construction.”—­ Kames, El. of Crit., ii, 28.  “It has besides been found that, generally, students attend