“Thou, the mean while, wast blending with my thought;
    Yea, with my life, and life’s own secret joy.”—­Coleridge cor.

UNDER NOTE VIII.—­EXPRESS THE NOMINATIVE.

“Who is here so base, that he would be a bondman?”—­Shak. cor. “Who is here so rude, he would not be a Roman?”—­Id. “There is not a sparrow which falls to the ground without his notice.”  Or better:  “Not a sparrow falls to the ground, without his notice.”—­Murray cor. “In order to adjust them in such a manner as shall consist equally with the perspicuity and the strength of the period.”—­Id. and Blair cor. “But sometimes there is a verb which comes in.”  Better:  “But sometimes there is a verb introduced.”—­Cobbett cor. “Mr. Prince has a genius which would prompt him to better things.”—­Spect. cor. “It is this that removes that impenetrable mist.”—­Harris cor. “By the praise which is given him for his courage.”—­Locke cor. “There is no man who would be more welcome here.”—­Steele cor. “Between an antecedent and a consequent, or what goes before, and what immediately follows.”—­Blair cor. “And as connected with what goes before and what follows.”—­Id. “No man doth a wrong for the wrong’s sake.”—­Bacon cor. “All the various miseries of life, which people bring upon themselves by negligence or folly, and which might have been avoided by proper care, are instances of this.”—­Bp.  Butler cor. “Ancient philosophers have taught many things in favour of morality, so far at least as it respects justice and goodness towards our fellow-creatures.”—­Fuller cor. “Indeed, if there be any such, who have been, or who appear to be of us, as suppose there is not a wise man among us all, nor an honest man, that is able to judge betwixt his brethren; we shall not covet to meddle in their matters.”—­Barclay cor. “There were some that drew back; there were some that made shipwreck of faith; yea, there were some that brought in damnable heresies.”—­Id. “The nature of the cause rendered this plan altogether proper; and, under similar circumstances, the orator’s method is fit to be imitated.”—­Blair cor. “This is an idiom to which our language is strongly inclined, and which was formerly very prevalent.”—­Churchill cor. “His roots are wrapped about the heap, and he seeth the place of stones.”—­Bible cor.

“New York, Fifthmonth 3d, 1823.

Dear friend,

I am sorry to hear of thy loss; but I hope it may be retrieved.  I should be happy to render thee any assistance in my power. I shall call to see thee to-morrow morning.  Accept assurances of my regard.  A. B.”