account of the proceedings of the court of Alexander.”—­“An excellent tutor of a person of fashion’s child!”—­Gil Bias, Vol. 1, p. 20.  “It is curious enough, that this sentence of the Bishop is, itself, ungrammatical!”—­Cobbett’s E. Gram., 201.  “The troops broke into Leopold the emperor’s palace.”—­Nixon’s Parser, p. 59.  “The meeting was called by Eldon the judge’s desire.”—­Ibid. “Peter’s, John’s, and Andrew’s occupation was that of fishermen.”—­Brace’s Gram., p. 79.  “The venerable president of the Royal Academy’s debility has lately increased.”—­Maunder’s Gram., p. 12.

UNDER NOTE IV.—­NOUNS WITH POSSESSIVES PLURAL.

“God hath not given us our reasons to no purpose.”—­Barclay’s Works, Vol. i, p. 496.  “For our sakes, no doubt, this is written.”—­1 Cor., ix, 10.  “Are not health and strength of body desirable for their own sakes?”—­Hermes, p. 296; Murray’s Gram., 289.  “Some sailors who were boiling their dinners upon the shore.”—­Day’s Sandford and Merton, p. 99.  “And they in their turns were subdued by others.”—­Pinnock’s Geography, p. 12.  “Industry on our parts is not superseded by God’s grace.”—­Arrowsmith.  “Their Healths perhaps may be pretty well secur’d.”—­Locke, on Education, p. 51.  “Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor.”—­Murray’s Gram., p. 211.  “It were to be wished, his correctors had been as wise on their parbs.”—­Harris’s Hermes, p. 60.  “The Arabs are commended by the ancients for being most exact to their words, and respectful to their kindred.”—­Sale’s Koran.  “That is, as a reward of some exertion on our parts.”—­Gurney’s Evidences, p. 86.  “So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes.”—­Psalms, cvi, 32.  “All liars shall have their parts in the burning lake.”—­Watts, p. 33.  “For our own sakes as well as for thine.”—­Pref. to Waller’s Poems, p. 3.  “By discover- ing their abilities to detect and amend errors.”—­Murray’s Gram., Vol. 11, p. iv.

“This world I do renounce; and, in your sights, Shake patiently my great affliction off.”—­Beauties of Shak., p. 286 “If your relenting angers yield to treat, Pompey and thou, in safety, here may meet.”—­Rowe’s Lucan, B. iii, l. 500.

UNDER NOTE Y.—­POSSESSIVES WITH PARTICIPLES.

“This will encourage him to proceed without his acquiring the prejudice.”—­Smith’s Gram., p. 5.  “And the notice which they give of an action’s being completed or not completed.”—­L.  Murray’s Gram., p. 72; Alger’s, 30.  “Some obstacle or impediment that prevents its taking place.”—­Priestley’s Gram., p. 38; Alex.  Murray’s, 37.  “They have apostolical authority for their so frequently urging the seeking of the Spirit.”—­The Friend, Vol. xii, p. 54.  “Here then