“To such as think the nature of it deserving their attention.”—­Butler’s Analogy, p. 84.  “In all points, more deserving the approbation of their readers.”—­Keepsake, 1830.  “But to give way to childish sensations was unbecoming our nature.”—­Lempriere’s Dict., n.  Zeno. “The following extracts are deserving the serious perusal of all.”—­The Friend, Vol. v, p. 135.  “No inquiry into wisdom, however superficial, is undeserving attention.”—­Bulwer’s Disowned, ii, 95.  “The opinions of illustrious men are deserving great consideration.”—­Porter’s Family Journal, p. 3.  “And resolutely keeps its laws, Uncaring consequences.”—­Burns’s Works, ii, 43.  “This is an item that is deserving more attention.”—­Goodell’s Lectures.

“Leave then thy joys, unsuiting such an age, To a fresh comer, and resign the stage.”—­Dryden.

UNDER NOTE XVI.—­FIGURE OF ADJECTIVES.

“The tall dark mountains and the deep toned seas.”—­Sanborn’s Gram., p. 278.  “O! learn from him To station quick eyed Prudence at the helm.”—­ANON.:  Frost’s El. of Gram., p. 104.  “He went in a one horse chaise.”—­Blair’s Gram., p. 113.  “It ought to be, ’in a one horse chaise.’”—­Dr. Crombie’s Treatise, p. 334.  “These are marked with the above mentioned letters.”—­Folker’s Gram., p. 4.  “A many headed faction.”—­Ware’s Gram., p. 18.  “Lest there should be no authority in any popular grammar for the perhaps heaven inspired effort.”—­Fowle’s True English Gram., Part 2d, p. 25.  “Common metre stanzas consist of four Iambic lines; one of eight, and the next of six syllables.  They were formerly written in two fourteen syllable lines.”—­Goodenow’s Gram., p. 69.  “Short metre stanzas consist of four Iambic lines; the third of eight, and the rest of six syllables.”—­Ibid. “Particular metre stanzas consist of six Iambic lines; the third and sixth of six syllables, the rest of eight.”—­Ibid. “Hallelujah metre stanzas consist of six Iambic lines; the last two of eight syllables, and the rest of six.”—­Ibid. “Long metre stanzas are merely the union of four Iambic lines, of ten syllables each.”—­Ibid. “A majesty more commanding than is to be found among the rest of the Old Testament poets.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 418.

“You sulphurous and thought executed fires, Vaunt couriers to oak cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head!  And thou, all shaking thunder Strike flat the thick rotundity o’ the world!”—­Beauties of Shak., p. 264.

CHAPTER V.—­PRONOUNS.

The rules for the agreement of Pronouns with their antecedents are four; hence this chapter extends from the tenth rule to the thirteenth, inclusively.  The cases of Pronouns are embraced with those of nouns, in the seven rules of the third chapter.