New.  Gram., p. 171.  “The possessive is sometimes called the genitive case; and the objective the accusative.”—­L.  Murray’s Gram., 12mo, p. 44.  “Benevolence is allied to few vices; selfishness to fewer virtues.”—­Kames, Art of Thinking, p. 40.  “Orthography treats of Letters, Etymology of Words, Syntax of Sentences, and Prosody of Versification.”—­Hart’s English Gram., p. 21.

   “Earth praises conquerors for shedding blood;
    Heaven those that love their foes, and do them good.”—­See Key.

UNDER RULE X.—­OF INFINITIVES.

“His business is to observe the agreement or disagreement of words.”—­Bullions, E. Grammar, Revised Edition, p. 189.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because no comma here divides to observe from the preceding verb.  But, according to Rule 10th, “The infinitive mood, when it follows a verb from which it must be separated, or when it depends on something remote or understood, is generally, with its adjuncts, set off by the comma.”  Therefore, a comma should be inserted after is; thus, “His business is, to observe the agreement or disagreement of words.”]

“It is a mark of distinction to be made a member of this society.”—­ Farnum’s Gram., 1st Ed., p. 25; 2d Ed., p. 23.  “To distinguish the conjugations let the pupil observe the following rules.”—­Day’s D. S. Gram., p. 40.  “He was now sent for to preach before the Parliament.”—­ Life of Dr. J. Owen, p. 18.  “It is incumbent on the young to love and honour their parents.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., p. 83.  “It is the business of every man to prepare for death.”—­Id., ib., 83.  “It argued the sincerest candor to make such an acknowledgement.”—­Id., ib., p. 115.  “The proper way is to complete the construction of the first member, and leave that of the second understood.”—­Ib., ib., p. 125.  “ENEMY is a name.  It is a term of distinction given to a certain person to show the character in which he is represented.”—­O.  B. Peirce’s Gram., p. 23.  “The object of this is to preserve the soft sound of c and g.”—­Hart’s Gram., p. 29.  “The design of grammar is to facilitate the reading, writing, and speaking of a language.”—­Barrett’s Gram., 10th Ed., Pref., p. iii.  “Four kinds of type are used in the following pages to indicate the portions that are considered more or less elementary.”—­Hart’s Gram., p. 3.

UNDER RULE XI.—­OF PARTICIPLES.

“The chancellor being attached to the king secured his crown.”—­Wright’s Gram., p. 114.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the phrase, “being attached to the king,” is not commaed.  But, according to Rule 11th, “Participles, when something depends on them, when they have the import of a dependent clause, or when they relate to something understood, should, with their adjuncts, be set off by the comma.”  Therefore, two commas should be here inserted; thus, “The chancellor, being attached to the king, secured his crown.”—­Murray’s Gram., p. 66.]