cor. “If a gudgeon meet a roach, He
ne’er
will venture to approach.” Or thus:
“If a gudgeon
meets a roach, He
dares
not venture to approach.”—
Swift
cor. “Which thou
endeavourst to establish
to thyself.”—
Barclay cor.
“But they pray together much oftener than thou
insinuat’st.”—
Id.
“Of people of all denominations, over whom thou
presidest.”—
N. Waln
cor. “I can produce ladies and gentlemen
whose progress
has been astonishing.”—
Chazotte
cor. “Which of these two kinds of vice
is
the more criminal?”—
Dr. Brown
cor. “Every twenty-four hours
afford
to us the vicissitudes of day and night.”—
Smith’s
False Syntax, New Gram., p. 103. Or thus:
“Every
period of twenty-four hours
affords
to us the vicissitudes of day and night.”—
Smith
cor. “Every four years
add an other
day.”—
Smith’s False Syntax,
Gram., p. 103. Better thus: “Every
fourth year adds an other day.”—
Smith
cor. “Every error I could find,
Has
my busy muse employed.”—
Swift cor.
“A studious scholar
deserves the approbation
of his teacher.”—
Sanborn cor.
“Perfect submission to the rules of a school
indicates good breeding.”—
Id.
“A comparison in which more than two
are
concerned.”—
Lennie’s Gram.,
p. 78. “By the facilities which artificial
language
affords them.”—
O.
B. Peirce cor. “Now thyself
hast
lost both lop and top.”—
Spencer
cor. “Glad tidings
are brought to
the poor.”—
Campbell cor. “Upon
which, all that is pleasurable or affecting in elocution,
chiefly
depends.”—
Sher.
cor. “No pains
have been spared to
render this work complete.”—
Bullions
cor. “The United States
contain more
than a twentieth part of the land of this globe.”—
Clinton
cor. “I am mindful that myself
am
strong.”—
Fowler cor. “Myself
am (not
is) weak;”—“Thyself
art (not
is) weak.”—
Id.
“How pale each worshipful
and reverend guest
Rises from clerical or city
feast!”—Pope cor.
UNDER THE RULE ITSELF.—VERB BEFORE THE
NOMINATIVE.
“Where were you born? In London.”—Buchanan
cor. “There are frequent occasions
for commas.”—Ingersoll cor.
“There necessarily follow from thence
these plain and unquestionable consequences.”—Priestley
cor. “And to this impression contributes
the redoubled effort.”—Kames cor.
“Or, if he was, were there no spiritual
men then?”—Barclay cor. “So,
by these two also, are signified their contrary
principles.”—Id. “In
the motions made with the hands, consists the
chief part of gesture in speaking.”—Blair
cor. “Dares he assume the name of
a popular magistrate?”—Duncan
cor. “There were no damages as in