—­Prepositions, in Eng., govern no other case than the obj.; most,
      may take the imperf. part. for their obj. 
    —­The brief assertion, that “Prepositions govern the obj. case,”
      wherein is exceptionable as the sole rule for both terms
    —­Prepositions, ellipt. construc. of, with adjectives, (in vain, in
      secret, &c.)
    —­sometimes appar. govern adverbs
    —­Preposition, appar. governing a perf. part., ("To give it up FOR
      LOST”)
    —­Prepositions, Synt. of
    —­do., in what consists
    —­what RELATIONS, show; (see To and For)
    —­the parsing of; why tolerable writers are liable to err most in their
      use of
    —­Preposition, the true terms of the relat. of, how may be discovered
    —­when beginning or ending a sent. or clause, what the construc.
    —­the terms of relation of, what may be; both usually expressed
    —­position of, with respect to the governed word
    —­Prepositions, several, dependent on one anteced. term, ("A
      declaration FOR virtue and AGAINST vice,” BUTL.)
    —­two coming together between the same terms of relat.; do. in the same
      construc.; erron. remark of PRIESTL., MURR., et al., concerning the
      latter
    —­Preposition, the separating of, from its noun, false doctrine of
      LOWTH, MURR., et al., concerning
    —­Prepositions, prop, choice of
    —­do., with respect to the allowable uses of
    —­as adapted in meaning to two objects, or to more
    —­Preposition, ellips. or omiss. of, where ineleg.
    —­insertion of, when do.
    —­Prep. and its object, position of, in respect to other words
    —­do., punc. of
    —­Prep., ellips. of, shown
    —­Prepositions, derivation of
    —­poet. usage with respect to

Present tense, defined
    —­Pres. tense, described
    —­of the indic., used to express general truths
    —­deceased authors spoken of in, and why
    —­for the past, by Grecism; in animated narrative, for do., by enall.
    —­of the indic. and the subj., when preceded by as soon as, &c., to
      what time, refers
    —­of the infin., what time is expressed by; expedients used to express
      fut. time by
    —­of the INFINITIVE, the ROOT, or RADICAL VERB
    —­of the subj., its use, and how considered by some
    —­Pres. tense, sometimes improp. with the conjunc. that, ("Others
      said, THAT it is Elias”)

Preter, preterimperfect, &c., disused terms for past, imperfect, &c.
    —­Preter, prefix, its meaning

Preterit, defined
    —­Preterit, described
    —­its form and variations
    —­present tendency to a reg. orthog. of, to be encouraged
    —­groundless rule of some, for forming second pers. of, when the pres.
      and the pret. are alike
    —­not to be used in forming the comp. tenses of a verb