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... happy . " 12. Two or more nominatives , in the singular , connected by or or nor , require the verb in the singular ; as , " Neither John nor James is here . " When these nominatives are of different persons or numbers , the verb must ...
... happy . " 12. Two or more nominatives , in the singular , connected by or or nor , require the verb in the singular ; as , " Neither John nor James is here . " When these nominatives are of different persons or numbers , the verb must ...
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... happy even . We always should prefer happiness to pleasure . He was excessively generous . The other was ex- ceedingly mean . Never so little medicine is injurious . Gentle- . men are not requested to enter the ladies ' cabin . I never ...
... happy even . We always should prefer happiness to pleasure . He was excessively generous . The other was ex- ceedingly mean . Never so little medicine is injurious . Gentle- . men are not requested to enter the ladies ' cabin . I never ...
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... happy . Be ready to succor such persons who need your assistance . The mat- ter was no sooner proposed , but he withdrew to consider it . He did it for no reason , than to be applauded by his flatterers . LESSON XXX . CONJUNCTIONS ...
... happy . Be ready to succor such persons who need your assistance . The mat- ter was no sooner proposed , but he withdrew to consider it . He did it for no reason , than to be applauded by his flatterers . LESSON XXX . CONJUNCTIONS ...
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... happy , happ ( y ) i - ness ; cry , cr ( y ) i - ed ; marry , marr ( y ) i - age ; pity , pit ( y ) i - less , & c . Exceptions - The y is not changed in words de- rived from dry , sky , sly . Words ending in y , preceded by a vowel ...
... happy , happ ( y ) i - ness ; cry , cr ( y ) i - ed ; marry , marr ( y ) i - age ; pity , pit ( y ) i - less , & c . Exceptions - The y is not changed in words de- rived from dry , sky , sly . Words ending in y , preceded by a vowel ...
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... happy ; " commencing with the conjunction that . ( 5. ) The Appositive Clause consists of , or commences with , a noun or pronoun placed in apposition to a preceding word or clause , which it explains or defines ; as , Washington , the ...
... happy ; " commencing with the conjunction that . ( 5. ) The Appositive Clause consists of , or commences with , a noun or pronoun placed in apposition to a preceding word or clause , which it explains or defines ; as , Washington , the ...
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Page 41 - Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Page 167 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Page 58 - And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Page 34 - Then shall two be in the field ; the one shall be taken and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill ; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Page 247 - Return, we beseech thee, O God of Hosts : look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Page 247 - Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, So that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Page 251 - So saying, her rash hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the Fruit, she pluck'd, she eat: Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat Sighing through all her Works gave signs of woe, That all was lost.
Page 216 - Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil, the better artist : in the one, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream.
Page 218 - Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 254 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.