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... the point , as in fact they express the sentiments of every scholar upon the subject . " It has been truly ob- served , that nothing perplexes the mind of the reader more than complex terms , when their PREFACE . xi Conclusion.
... the point , as in fact they express the sentiments of every scholar upon the subject . " It has been truly ob- served , that nothing perplexes the mind of the reader more than complex terms , when their PREFACE . xi Conclusion.
Page 10
... fact , that the examples which he adduces are such , that the verb of the relative clause is necessarily required to be in the subjunctive mood . Lib . 18. cap . 10 : “ Sciendum , tamen , quod tam ut conjunctione causali , quam si ...
... fact , that the examples which he adduces are such , that the verb of the relative clause is necessarily required to be in the subjunctive mood . Lib . 18. cap . 10 : “ Sciendum , tamen , quod tam ut conjunctione causali , quam si ...
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... fact , we must not expect any sound information in Johnson's Commentaries respecting the principle upon which the subjunc- tive mood was used . There remain only two grammarians of note whose works I have been enabled to examine . They ...
... fact , we must not expect any sound information in Johnson's Commentaries respecting the principle upon which the subjunc- tive mood was used . There remain only two grammarians of note whose works I have been enabled to examine . They ...
Page 38
... fact , that some languages do not require this particular inflexion . But our business is , not to inquire in what manner it was possible for a Latin to express his thoughts , but to take the language as it is , to consider what forms ...
... fact , that some languages do not require this particular inflexion . But our business is , not to inquire in what manner it was possible for a Latin to express his thoughts , but to take the language as it is , to consider what forms ...
Page 39
... fact ; language is antecedent to grammar . Words are framed and com- bined to express sentiment before the grammarian can enter on his province . His whole business is , not to dictate forms of speech or to prescribe law to our modes of ...
... fact ; language is antecedent to grammar . Words are framed and com- bined to express sentiment before the grammarian can enter on his province . His whole business is , not to dictate forms of speech or to prescribe law to our modes of ...
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adduced admit affirmed antecedent appears apud atque autem Cæsar Cicero conjunction connexion considered construction copula Crombie dicate dicere Edinburgh Review ejus ellipsis enim erit esset etiam etsi examine examples expressed fact finitivis grammar grammarians gratias habet hæc homines illud illum indicative mood inflexion instance ipse joined junctive mood language Latin language Latin subjunctive mood lative Livy logical mark meaning mihi modal modo modus nemo neque nihil noun observation omnes omnia opinion Orat Parr participle particular passage Perizonius person potential mood predicate principle Priscian proposition quæ qualified quam quibus quid quidem quis quod relative clause remark rule says scio sentence sint Subj subjunctive form sunt tamen tempus tence tenses tibi tion tive mood Tmolus true subject Ursinus Varro verb Viden vides Vossius words writers
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