The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.
i, p. 333.  “Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”—­ Micah, v, 2.  “Some times the adjective becomes a substantive.”—­ Bradley’s Gram., p. 104.  “It is very plain, I consider man as visited a new.”—­Barclay’s Works, Vol. iii, p. 331.  “Nor do I any where say, as he falsely insinuates.”—­Ib., p. 331.  “Every where, any where, some where, no where.”—­Alex.  Murray’s Gram., p. 55.  “The world hurries off a pace, and time is like a rapid river.”—­Collier’s Antoninus, p. 58.  “But to now model the paradoxes of ancient skepticism.”—­Brown’s Estimate, Vol. i, p. 102.  “The south east winds from the ocean invariably produce rain.”—­Webster’s Essays, p. 369.  “North west winds from the high lands produce cold clear weather.”—­Ib. “The greatest part of such tables would be of little use to English men.”—­Priestley’s Gram., p. 155.  “The ground floor of the east wing of Mulberry street meeting house was filled.”—­The Friend, vii, 232.  “Prince Rupert’s Drop.  This singular production is made at the glass houses.”—­Red Book, p. 131.

   “The lights and shades, whose well accorded strife
    Gives all the strength and colour of our life.”
        —­Murray’s Gram., p. 54; Fisk’s, 65.

LESSON II.—­MIXED.

“In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah.”—­1 Kings, xvi, 15.  “In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah, began Omri to reign over Israel.”—­Ib., xvi, 23.  “He cannot so deceive himself as to fancy that he is able to do a rule of three sum.”—­Foreign Quarterly Review.  “The best cod are those known under the name of Isle of Shoals dun fish.”—­Balbi’s Geog., p. 26.  “The soldiers, with down cast eyes, seemed to beg for mercy.”—­Goldsmith’s Greece, Vol. ii, p. 142.  “His head was covered with a coarse worn out piece of cloth.”—­Ib., p. 124.  “Though they had lately received a reinforcement of a thousand heavy armed Spartans.”—­Ib., p. 38.  “But he laid them by unopened; and, with a smile, said, ‘Business to morrow.’”—­Ib., p. 7.  “Chester monthly meeting is held at Moore’s town, the third day following the second second day.”—­The Friend, Vol. vii, p. 124.  “Eggharbour monthly meeting is held the first second day.”—­Ib., p. 124.  “Little Egg Harbour Monthly Meeting is held at Tuckerton on the second fifth day in each month.”—­Ib., p. 231.  “At three o’clock, on first day morning the 24th of eleventh month, 1834,” &c.—­Ib., p. 64.  “In less than one-fourth part of the time usually devoted.”—­Kirkham’s Gram., p. 4.  “The pupil will not have occasion to use it one-tenth part as much.”—­Ib., p. 11.  “The painter dips his paint brush in paint, to paint the carriage.”—­Ib., p. 28.  “In an ancient English version of

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