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 who performs offices of compassion, with cheerfulness."--Stuart cor. "If the crew rail at the master of the vessel, whom will they mind?"--Collier cor. "He having none but them, they having none but him"--Drayton cor.  "Thee, Nature, partial Nature, I arraign; Of thy caprice maternal I complain."--Burns cor.

"Nor weens he who it is, whose charms consume   His longing soul, but loves he knows not whom"--Addison cor.

UNDER NOTE I.--OF VERBS TRANSITIVE.

"When it gives that sense, and also connects sentences, it is a conjunction."--L. Murray cor. "Though thou wilt not acknowledge thyself to--be guilty, thou canst not deny the fact stated."--Id. "They specify some object, like many other adjectives, and also connect sentences."--Kirkham cor. "A violation of this rule tends so much to perplex the reader and obscure the sense, that it is safer to err by using too many short sentences."--L. Murray cor. "A few exercises are subjoined to each important definition, for him [the pupil] to practise upon as he proceeds in committing the grammar to memory."--Nutting cor. "A verb signifying an action directly transitive, governs the accusative."--Adam et al. cor. "Or, any word that can be conjugated, is a verb."--Kirkham cor. "In these two concluding sentences, the author, hastening to a close, appears to write rather carelessly."--Dr. Blair cor. "He simply reasons on one side of the question, and then leaves it."--Id." Praise to God teaches us to be humble and lowly ourselves."--Atterbury cor. "This author has endeavoured to surpass his rivals."--R. W. Green cor. "Idleness and pleasure fatigue a man as soon as business."--Webster cor." And, in conjugating any verb,"--or, "And in learning conjugations, you must pay particular attention to the manner in which these signs are applied."--Kirkham cor. "He said Virginia would have emancipated her slaves long ago."--''Lib. cor. "And having a readiness"--or, "And holding ourselves in readiness"--or," And being in readiness--to revenge all disobedience."--Bible cor. "However, in these cases, custom generally determines what is right."--Wright cor. "In proof, let the following cases be taken."--Id. "We must marvel that he should so speedily have forgotten his first principles."--Id. "How should we wonder at the expression, 'This is a soft question!' "--Id. "And such as prefer this course, can parse it as a possessive adjective."--Goodenow cor. "To assign all the reasons that induced the author to deviate from other grammarians, would lead to a needless prolixity."--Alexander cor. "The Indicative Mood simply indicates or declares a thing."--L. Murray's Gram.'', p. 63.

UNDER NOTE II.--OF VERBS INTRANSITIVE.

"In his seventh chapter he expatiates at great length."--Barclay cor. "He quarrels with me for adducing some ancient testimonies agreeing with what I say."--Id. "Repenting of his design."--Hume cor. "Henry knew, that an excommunication could not fail to produce the most dangerous effects."--Id. "The popular lords did not fail to enlarge on the subject,"--Mrs. Macaulay cor. "He is always master of his subject, and seems to play with it:" or,--"seems to sport himself with it."--Blair cor. "But as soon as it amounts to real disease, all his secret infirmities show themselves."--Id. "No man repented of his wickedness."--Bible cor. "Go one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left,"--Id. "He lies down by the river's edge." Or: "He lays himself down on the river's brink"--W. Walker cor. "For some years past, I have had an ardent wish to retire to some of our American plantations."--Cowley cor. "I fear thou wilt shrink from the payment of it."--Ware cor. "We never retain an idea, without acquiring some combination."--Rippingham cor. "Yet more; the stroke of death he must abide,   Then lies he meekly down, fast by his brethren's side." --Milton cor.

UNDER NOTE III.--OF VERBS MISAPPLIED.

"The parliament confiscated the property of all those who had borne arms against the king."--Hume cor. "The practice of confiscating ships that had been wrecked"'--Id. "The nearer his military successes brought him to the throne." Or: "The nearer, through his military successes, he approached the throne."--Id. "In the next example, you' represents 'ladies; therefore it is plural."--Kirkham cor. "The first its' stands for 'vale; the second its represents stream."--Id. "Pronouns do not always prevent the repetition of nouns."--Id. "Very is an adverb of degree; it relates to the adjective good"--Id. "You will please to commit to memory the following paragraph."--Id. "Even the Greek and Latin passive verbs form some of their tenses by means of auxiliaries."--''L. Mur. cor. "The deponent verbs in Latin also employ auxiliaries to form several of their tenses."--Id. "I have no doubt he made as wise and true proverbs, as any body has made since."--Id. "Monotonous delivery assumes as many set forms, as ever Proteus did of fleeting shapes."--Kirkham cor. "When words in apposition are uttered in quick succession."--Nixon cor. "Where many such sentences occur in succession."--L. Mur. cor. "Wisdom leads us to speak and do what is most proper."--Blair and L. Murray cor.'' "Jul. Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague?   Rom. Neither, fair saint, if either thee displease." Or:-- "Neither, fair saint, if either thou dislike."--''Shak. cor.''

UNDER NOTE IV.--OF PASSIVE VERBS.

"To us, too, must be allowed the privilege of forming our own laws." Or: "We too must