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Strona 47
... plural . The singular denotes one thing , as bandit ; the plural , any number more than one , as bandits . This division into singular and plural , is the general principle of language , though it is not NUMBER . 47.
... plural . The singular denotes one thing , as bandit ; the plural , any number more than one , as bandits . This division into singular and plural , is the general principle of language , though it is not NUMBER . 47.
Strona 48
... plural of any number more than two . Some nouns have no plural ; as , fitness , chaos : Others have no singular ; as , tongs , shears . Sheep and deer are of both numbers . Swine is a vulgar corruption from sowen , the plural of sow ...
... plural of any number more than two . Some nouns have no plural ; as , fitness , chaos : Others have no singular ; as , tongs , shears . Sheep and deer are of both numbers . Swine is a vulgar corruption from sowen , the plural of sow ...
Strona 58
... plural , in reference to the individuals , yet the noun superadds the plural form for the nume- ral increase of the aggregate . 103. 8. The names applied to our own species , in their absolute and relative capacity , are so nu- merous ...
... plural , in reference to the individuals , yet the noun superadds the plural form for the nume- ral increase of the aggregate . 103. 8. The names applied to our own species , in their absolute and relative capacity , are so nu- merous ...
Strona 60
... plural . The manner of forming this plural depends on the special or conventional regulations of each particu- lar tongue . 106. There are two ways of forming the plural of nouns , philosophically considered , and this is a principle ...
... plural . The manner of forming this plural depends on the special or conventional regulations of each particu- lar tongue . 106. There are two ways of forming the plural of nouns , philosophically considered , and this is a principle ...
Strona 61
... plural forms , farther than as number is unavoidably in- cluded in variety . " Color " is a quality of mat- ter ... plural . These principles , like many others , hitherto un- noticed , will be found important in their applica- tion ...
... plural forms , farther than as number is unavoidably in- cluded in variety . " Color " is a quality of mat- ter ... plural . These principles , like many others , hitherto un- noticed , will be found important in their applica- tion ...
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Strona xiv - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
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Strona 41 - Because I have called and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity: I will mock when your fear cometh...
Strona 39 - And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And they judged the people at all seasons : the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Strona 136 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see ; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Strona 10 - For their studies : first, they should begin with the chief and necessary rules of some good grammar, either that now used or any better ; and while this is doing, their speech is to be fashioned to a distinct and clear pronunciation, as near as may be to the Italian, especially in the vowels.
Strona 89 - Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Strona 126 - Now gliding remote, on the verge of the sky, The moon half extinguished her crescent displays ; But lately I marked, when majestic on high She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze.
Strona 54 - Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger.