“When an attribute becomes a title, or is emphatically applied to a name, it follows it; as Charles, the Great; Henry, the First; Lewis, the Gross.”—­Webster’s Philos.  Gram., p. 153; Improved Gram., p. 107.  “Feed me with food, convenient for me.”—­Cooper’s Practical Gram., p. 118.  “The words and phrases, necessary to exemplify every principle progressively laid down, will be found strictly and exclusively adapted to the illustration of the principles to which they are referred.”—­Ingersoll’s Gram., Pref., p. x.  “The Infinitive Mode is that form of the verb which expresses action or being, unlimited by person, or number.”—­Day’s Gram., p. 35.  “A man, diligent in his business, prospers.”—­Frost’s Practical Gram., p. 113.

   “O wretched state! oh bosom, black as death!”
        —­Hallock’s Gram., p. 118.

    “O, wretched state!  O, bosom, black as death!”
        —­Singer’s Shak., Vol. ii, p. 494.

UNDER RULE IX.—­OF FINITE VERBS.

“The Singular denotes one; the Plural more than one.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., p. 12; Pract.  Lessons, p. 16; Lennie’s Gram., p. 7.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because no comma is here set after Plural, where the verb denotes is understood.  But, according to Rule 9th, “Where a finite verb is understood, a comma is generally required.”  Therefore, a comma should be inserted at the place mentioned; thus, “The Singular denotes one; the Plural, more than one.”]

“The comma represents the shortest pause; the semicolon a pause longer than the comma; the colon longer than the semicolon; and the period longer than the colon.”—­Hiley’s Gram., p. 111.  “The comma represents the shortest pause; the semicolon a pause double that of the comma; the colon, double that of the semicolon; and the period, double that of the colon.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., p. 151; Pract.  Lessons, p. 127.  “Who is applied only to persons; which to animals and things; what to things only; and that to persons, animals, and things.”—­Day’s Gram., p. 23. “A or an is used before the singular number only; the before either singular or plural.”—­Bullions, Practical Lessons, p. 10.  “Homer was the greater genius; Virgil the better artist.”—­Day’s Gram., p. 96.  “Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist.”—­POPE’S PREFACE:  British Poets, Vol. vi, p. viii.  “Words are formed of syllables; syllables of letters.”—­St. Quentin’s General Gram., p. 2.  “The Conjugation of an active verb is styled the ACTIVE VOICE; and that of a passive verb the PASSIVE VOICE.”—­Frost’s El. of E. Gram., p. 19.  “The CONJUGATION of an active verb is styled the ACTIVE VOICE, and that of a passive verb the PASSIVE VOICE.”—­Smith’s