“Yet more; the stroke of death he must abide,
    Then lies he meekly down, fast by his brethren’s side.”
        —­Milton cor.

UNDER NOTE III.—­OF VERBS MISAPPLIED.

“The parliament confiscated the property of all those who had borne arms against the king.”—­Hume cor. “The practice of confiscating ships that had been wrecked"’—­Id. “The nearer his military successes brought him to the throne.”  Or:  “The nearer, through his military successes, he approached the throne.”—­Id. “In the next example, ’you’ represents ’ladies;’ therefore it is plural.”—­Kirkham cor. “The first ’its’ stands for ’vale;’ the second ’its’ represents ’stream’.”—­ Id. “Pronouns do not always prevent the repetition of nouns.”—­Id. “Very is an adverb of degree; it relates to the adjective good”—­Id. “You will please to commit to memory the following paragraph.”—­Id. “Even the Greek and Latin passive verbs form some of their tenses by means of auxiliaries.”—­L.  Mur. cor. “The deponent verbs in Latin also employ auxiliaries to form several of their tenses.”—­Id. “I have no doubt he made as wise and true proverbs, as any body has made since.”—­Id. “Monotonous delivery assumes as many set forms, as ever Proteus did of fleeting shapes.”—­Kirkham cor. “When words in apposition are uttered in quick succession.”—­Nixon cor. “Where many such sentences occur in succession.”—­L.  Mur. cor. “Wisdom leads us to speak and do what is most proper.”—­Blair and L. Murray cor.

   “Jul. Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague?
    Rom. Neither, fair saint, if either thee displease.” Or:—­
    “Neither, fair saint, if either thou dislike.”—­Shak. cor.

UNDER NOTE IV.—­OF PASSIVE VERBS.

“To us, too, must be allowed the privilege of forming our own laws.”  Or:  “We too must have the privilege,” &c.—­L.  Murray cor. “For not only is the use of all the ancient poetic feet allowed [to] us,” &c.—­Id. et al. cor. “By what code of morals is the right or privilege denied me?”—­Bartlett cor. “To the children of Israel alone, has the possession of it been denied.”—­Keith cor. “At York, all quarter was refused to fifteen hundred Jews.”—­Id. “He would teach the French language in three lessons, provided there were paid him fifty-five dollars in advance.”—­Prof.  Chazotte cor. “And when it was demanded of him by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come.”  Or:  “And when