Treatise on English Punctuation ...Woolworth, Ainsworth & Company, 1871 - 334 Seiten |
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... society . But we would emphati- cally say , that this subject ought to be understood by all who are led , by the bent of their tastes , the force of their genius , or their condition in life , to enter upon any of the walks of ...
... society . But we would emphati- cally say , that this subject ought to be understood by all who are led , by the bent of their tastes , the force of their genius , or their condition in life , to enter upon any of the walks of ...
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... society in solitude ? Her power is , indeed , manifested at the bar , in the senate , in the field of battle , in the schools of philosophy . But these are not her glory . Wherever literature consoles sorrow , or assuages pain ...
... society in solitude ? Her power is , indeed , manifested at the bar , in the senate , in the field of battle , in the schools of philosophy . But these are not her glory . Wherever literature consoles sorrow , or assuages pain ...
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... remembered scrap of childish song hath often been a truer alms than all the benevolent societies could give.-J. R. LOWELL : Conversations , fc . , p . 133 . 26 CHAPTER II . THE GRAMMATICAL POINTS . In accordance ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION .
... remembered scrap of childish song hath often been a truer alms than all the benevolent societies could give.-J. R. LOWELL : Conversations , fc . , p . 133 . 26 CHAPTER II . THE GRAMMATICAL POINTS . In accordance ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION .
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... society . " e . If the above - mentioned conjunctions unite not two words , but a word and a phrase , or two phrases , the commas should be inserted ; as , " Intemperance not only wastes the earnings , but the health and minds , of men ...
... society . " e . If the above - mentioned conjunctions unite not two words , but a word and a phrase , or two phrases , the commas should be inserted ; as , " Intemperance not only wastes the earnings , but the health and minds , of men ...
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... society for- ward into a healthier condition than the present . " By inserting a comma after " gifts , " a mode of pointing which is correct in itself , -the relation between the verb " are " and the participle " striving " would be in ...
... society for- ward into a healthier condition than the present . " By inserting a comma after " gifts , " a mode of pointing which is correct in itself , -the relation between the verb " are " and the participle " striving " would be in ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
abbreviated accent according acute accent adjectives adverb apostrophe beauty begin capital letter character Christian clause colon comma composition compositor compound conjunction connected dash denotes distinguished divine Doctor of Divinity earth ellipsis English language example excellence exhibiting expression feel following sentences genius grammatical grave accent heart heaven honor human hyphen inserted Italics JOHN JAMES TAYLER Knight of St language margin marks of parenthesis marks of quotation mind mode of punctuation moral nature nouns omission omitted ORAL EXERCISES paragraph parenthetical participle passage philosopher placed poetry portion preceding prefixed preposition principles printers pron pronoun pronunciation proof-reader proper names reference relative pronoun religion Remark d Remark g Rule semicolon sense separated small letters Society sometimes soul spirit syllable thee thou thought thousand anc tion truth verb verse virtue vocative voice vowel word or phrase writers written or printed
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 158 - Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?
Seite 136 - A man can scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them : a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate, or beg, and a number of the like : but all these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's own.
Seite 169 - But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven ? (that is to bring Christ down from above ;) Or, who shall descend into the deep ? (that is to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it ? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart ; that is, the word of faith which we preach ; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the...
Seite 173 - For I say unto you, that unto every one which hath shall be given ; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Seite 53 - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
Seite 261 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Seite 121 - It reveals to us the loveliness of nature, brings back the freshness of youthful feeling, revives the relish of simple pleasures, keeps unquenched the enthusiasm which warmed the spring-time of our being, refines youthful love, strengthens our interest in human nature by vivid delineations of its tenderest and loftiest feelings, spreads our sympathies over all classes of society, knits us by new ties with universal being, and through the brightness of its prophetic visions helps faith to lay hold...
Seite 139 - All our conduct towards men should be influenced by this important precept "Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you.
Seite 114 - Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared ; for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
Seite 231 - Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.