their fathers, brothers, and uncles, cannot, as good
relations and good citizens, excuse themselves
for not standing forth to demand vengeance.”—Murray’s
Sequel, p. 114. “Alleging, that their
decrial of the church of Rome, was a uniting
with the Turks.”—Barclay cor.
“To which is added the Catechism by the
Assembly of Divines.”—N. E.
Prim. cor. “This treachery was always present
in the thoughts of both of them.”—
Robertson cor. “Thus far their words agree.”
Or: “Thus far the words of both
agree.”—W. Walker cor.
“Aparithmesis is an enumeration of
the several parts of what, as a whole,
might be expressed in few words.”—Gould
cor. “Aparithmesis, or Enumeration, is a
figure in which what might be expressed in a few
words, is branched out into several parts.”—Dr.
Adam cor. “Which may sit from time to time,
where you dwell, or in the vicinity.”—J.
O. Taylor cor. “Place together a large-sized
animal and a small one, of the same species.”
Or: “Place together a large and a small
animal of the same species.”—Kames
cor. “The weight of the swimming body is
equal to that of the quantity of fluid displaced by
it.”—Percival cor. “The
Subjunctive mood, in all its tenses, is similar to
the Optative.”—Gwilt cor. “No
feeling of obligation remains, except that of an
obligation to fidelity.”—Wayland
cor. “Who asked him why whole audiences
should be moved to tears at the representation of some
story on the stage.”—Sheridan cor.
“Are you not ashamed to affirm that the
best works of the Spirit of Christ in his saints are
as filthy rags?”—Barclay cor.
“A neuter verb becomes active, when followed
by a noun of kindred signification.”—Sanborn
cor. “But he has judged better in forbearing
to repeat the article the.”—Dr.
Blair cor. “Many objects please us, and
are thought highly beautiful, which have scarcely
any variety at all.”—Id.
“Yet they sometimes follow them.”—Emmons
cor. “For I know of nothing more important
in the whole subject, than this doctrine of mood and
tense.”—R. Johnson cor.
“It is by no means impossible for an error
to be avoided or suppressed.”—Philol.
Museum cor. “These are things of the highest
importance to children and youth.”—Murray
cor. “He ought to have omitted the
word many.” Or: “He might
better have omitted the word many.”—Dr.
Blair cor. “Which might better have
been separated.” Or: “Which ought
rather to have been separated.”—Id.
“Figures and metaphors, therefore, should never
be used profusely.”—Id.
and Jam. cor. “Metaphors, or other
figures, should never be used in too
great abundance.”—Murray
and Russell cor. “Something like this has
been alleged against Tacitus.”—
Bolingbroke cor.