Essay on LanguageC. Wiley, 1825 - 203 |
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Strona 47
... singular and the 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.
... singular and the 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
... singular , the dual , and the plu- ral . The dual speaks of two or a pair , and the 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 ...
... singular , the dual , and the plu- ral . The dual speaks of two or a pair , and the 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 ...
Strona 60
... singular , to denote more objects than one , may be called a grammatical 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 ...
... singular , to denote more objects than one , may be called a grammatical 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 ...
Strona 62
... singular fills all conceivable extension . For the same reason , these terms cannot properly admit any specifying word ; and their correlative adjectives , as eternal , infinite , & c . preclude the idea of comparative degrees . A want ...
... singular fills all conceivable extension . For the same reason , these terms cannot properly admit any specifying word ; and their correlative adjectives , as eternal , infinite , & c . preclude the idea of comparative degrees . A want ...
Strona 63
... singular and the plural ; but they do not form the plural , from the singular , by a different ending of the same word . The simple theory of English pronouns is that a specific and invariable word is prepared for each relative position ...
... singular and the plural ; but they do not form the plural , from the singular , by a different ending of the same word . The simple theory of English pronouns is that a specific and invariable word is prepared for each relative position ...
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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 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.