"Neither

both of the nominative and objective cafes. hath it entered into the heart of man, to conceive the things," &c. would have been regular..

"We have the power of retaining, altering, and compounding, thofe images which we have once received, into all the varieties of picture and vifion." It is very proper to fay, "altering and compounding thofe images which we have once received, into all the varieties of picture and vifion;" but we can with no propriety fay, "retaining them into all the varieties ;" and yet, according to the manner in which the words are arranged, this conftruction is unavoidable: for "retaining, altering, and compounding," are participles, each of which equally refers to, and governs the fubfequent noun, those images; and that noun again is neceffarily connected with the following prepofition, into. The construction might eafily have been rectified, by disjoining the participle retaining from the other two participles, in this way: "We have the of repower taining those images which we have once received, and of altering and compounding them into all the varieties of picture and vifion;" or, perhaps, better thus: "We have the power of retaining, altering, and compounding thofe images which we have once received, and of forming them into all the varieties of picture and vifion."

A PRAXIS:

OR EXAMPLES OF GRAMMATICAL RESOLUTION.*

As we have finished the explanation of the different parts of fpeech, and the rules for forming them into fentences, it is now proper to give fome examples of the manner in which the learners should be exercised, in order to prove their knowledge, and to render it familiar to them. This is called parfing. The nature of the fubject, as well as the adaptation of it to learners, requires that it fhould be divided into two parts; viz. parfing, as it refpects etymology alone; and parfing, as it refpects both etymology and fyntax.

SECT. 1. Specimen of etymological parfing.

"Virtue ennobles us."

Virtue is a common substantive of the third perfon, the fingular number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline the noun.) Ennobles is a regular verb active, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, and the third perfon fingular. (Repeat the prefent tense, the imperfect tense, and the perfec participle.t) Us is a perfonal pronoun, of the first perfon plural, and in the objective cafe. (Decline the pronoun.)

"Goodness will be rewarded."

Goodness is a common fubftantive, of the third perfon, the fingular number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.) Will be rewarded is a regular verb, in the paffive voice, the indicative mood, the first future tense, and the third perfon fingular. (Repeat the present tense, the imperfed tense, and the perfect participle.)

*This Praxis is accommodated to teachers, who adopt an objective cafe for nouns, as well as to those who think that English nouns have no fuch cafe.

†The learner fhould occafionally repeat all the moods and tenfes of the verb.

"Strive to improve."

Strive is an irregular verb neuter, in the imperative mood, and of the second perfon fingular. (Repeat the prefent tenfe, Sc.) To improve is a regular verb neuter, and in the infinitive mood. (Repeat the prefent tenfe, &c.)

"Time flies, O! how swiftly."

Time is a common substantive, of the third person, the fingular number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline the noun.) Flies is an irregular verb neuter, the indicative mood, present tense, and the third perfon fingular. (Repeat the prefent tenfe, &c.) O! is an interjection. How and fwiftly are adverbs.

"Gratitude is a delightful emotion."

Gratitude is a common substantive of the third perfon, the fingular number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.) Is is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, and the third perfon fingular. (Repeat the prefent tenfe, &c.) A is the indefinite article. Delightful is an adjective in the positive state. (Repeat the degrees of comparison.) Emotion is a common fubftantive of the third perfon, the fingular number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.)

"They who forgive, act nobly."

They is a perfonal pronoun, of the third person, the plural number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.) Who is a relative pronoun, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.) Forgive is an irregular verb active, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, and the third perfon plural. (Repeat the prefent tenfe, &c.) A is a regular verb active, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, and the third perfon plural. (Repeat, &c.) Nobly is an adverb of quality. (Repeat the degrees of comparison.)

"By living temperately, our health is promoted."

By is a prepofition. Living is the present participle of

the regular neuter verb "to live." (Repeat the participles.) Temperately is an adverb of quality. Our is a adjective pronoun of the poffeffive kind. (Decline it.) Health is a common fubftantive, of the third person, the fingular number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.) Is promoted is a regular verb paffive, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, and the third perfon fingular. (Repeat, &c.)

"We should be kind to them, who are unkind to us."

We is a perfonal pronoun, of the first person, the plural number, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.) Should be is an irregular verb neuter, in the potential mood, the imperfect tenfe, and the first perfon plural. (Repeat the prefent tenfe, Sc.) Kind is an adjective, in the pofitive tate. (Repeat the degrees of comparifon.) To is a prepofition. Them is a perfonal pronoun, of the third person, the plural number, and in the objective cafe. (Decline it.) Who is a relative pronoun, and in the nominative cafe. (Decline it.) Are is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, and the third perfon plural. (Repeat, &c.) Unkind is an adjective in the pofitive state. (Repeat the degrees of comparison.) To is a prepofition. Us is a perfonal pronoun, of the firft perfon, the plural number, and in the objective cafe. (Decline it.)

SECT. 2. Specimen of fyntactical parfing.

"Vice produces misery."

Vice is a common substantive, of the third perfon, the fingular number, and in the nominative cafe. Produces is a regular verb active, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, the third perfon fingular, agreeing with its nominative" vice," according to RULE 1. which fays; (here repeat the rule.) Mifery is a common fubftantive, of the third perfon, the fingular number, and the object of the active verb "produces;" or, (as fome grammarians think,) the objective cafe governed by that verb.

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"Peace and joy are virtue's crown."

Peace is a common substantive. (Repeat the perfon, number, and cafe.) And is a copulative conjunction. Joy is. a common fubftantive. Repeat the perfon, number, and cafe.) Are is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tenfe, and the third perfon plural, agreeing with the nominative cafe "peace and joy," according to RULE II. which fays; (here repeat the rule.) Virtue's is a common fubftantive, of the third perfon, the fingular number, and in the poffeffive cafe, governed by the fubftantive "crown," agreeably to RULE X. which fays, &c. Crown is a common fubftantive, of the third perfon, the fingular number, and in the nominative case, agreeably to the fourth note of

RULE XI.

"Wisdom or folly governs us."

Wisdom is a common fubftantive. (Repeat the perfon, number, and cafe.) Or is a disjunctive conjunction. Folly is a common fubftantive. (Repeat the perfon, number, and cafe.) Governs is a regular verb active, indicative mood, prefent tenfe, and the third perfon fingular, agreeing with its nominative cafe "wifdom" or "( folly," according to RULE 111. which fays, &c. Us is a perfonal pronoun, of the first perfon, plural number, and in the objective cafe, governed by the active verb "governs," agreeably to RULE XI. which fays, &c.

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Every heart knows its forrows."

Every is an adjective pronoun of the diftributive kind, agreeing with its fubftantive "heart," according to Note 2. under RULE VIII. which fays, &c. Heart is a common fubftantive. (Repeat the perfon, number, and cafe.) Knows is an irregular verb active, indicative mood, prefent tense, third perfon fingular, agreeing with its nominative cafe heart," according to RULE. 1. which fays, &c. Its is a perfonal pronoun of the third perfon fingular, and of the neuter gender, to agree with its fubftantive "heart," ac