A Treatise on English Punctuation: Designed for Letter-writers, Authors, Printers, and Correctors of the Press, and for the Use of Schools and Academies. With an Appendix, Containing Rules on the Use of Capitals, a List of Abbreviations, Hints on the Preparation of Copy and on Proof-reading, Specimen of Proof-sheet, Etc |
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... of the importance of correct marks may also be seen in Day's valuable little work , entitled " Punctuation reduced to a System , " pp . 33-45 . trifling , amid their grander researches into the laws of 4 INTRODUCTION .
... of the importance of correct marks may also be seen in Day's valuable little work , entitled " Punctuation reduced to a System , " pp . 33-45 . trifling , amid their grander researches into the laws of 4 INTRODUCTION .
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... laws of the universe , the internal operations of the human mind , and its external workings by means of language . The grammarian passes it by altogether unheeded , or lays down a few general and abstract principles ; leaving the pupil ...
... laws of the universe , the internal operations of the human mind , and its external workings by means of language . The grammarian passes it by altogether unheeded , or lays down a few general and abstract principles ; leaving the pupil ...
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... the world , without any regard what- ever to law or usage . Neither is it , we contend , a legitimate conclusion , that , because some writers dis- agree in their system of pauses , and others point THE IMPORTANCE OF PUNCTUATION . 13.
... the world , without any regard what- ever to law or usage . Neither is it , we contend , a legitimate conclusion , that , because some writers dis- agree in their system of pauses , and others point THE IMPORTANCE OF PUNCTUATION . 13.
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... laws of language must go for nought , and that every writer may take whatever liberties he chooses , in opposition to reputable usage . As various modes of expressing a thought may be justifiably used , when they do not affect the ...
... laws of language must go for nought , and that every writer may take whatever liberties he chooses , in opposition to reputable usage . As various modes of expressing a thought may be justifiably used , when they do not affect the ...
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... laws which regulate the use of these marks , the learner should know at least as much of grammar as will enable him to distinguish , with tolerable accuracy , the different parts of speech into which language is resolvable . Be- sides ...
... laws which regulate the use of these marks , the learner should know at least as much of grammar as will enable him to distinguish , with tolerable accuracy , the different parts of speech into which language is resolvable . Be- sides ...
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Common terms and phrases
abbreviated accent according acute accent adjectives adverb apostrophe beauty begin capital letter character Christian clause colon comma composition compositor compound conjunction dash denoting distinguished divine earth ellipsis employed English language example exhibiting expression faith feel following sentences genius grammatical grave accent happiness heart heaven human hyphen inserted Italics JOHN JAMES TAYLER Knight Knight of St language Lord marks of parenthesis marks of quotation mind mode of punctuation moral nature notes of interrogation nouns occur omission omitted ORAL EXERCISE paragraph parenthetical passage philosopher placed poetry portion preceding prefixed preposition principles printers pron pronoun pronunciation proper names racter reference relative pronoun Remark e Remark g rhetorical Rule Rule II SECT semicolon separated small letters Society sometimes soul spirit syllable thee things thou thought thousand anc tion truth usually verb verse virtue voice vowel writers written or printed
Popular passages
Page 231 - Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Page 158 - Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?
Page 156 - The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.
Page 88 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind?
Page 139 - O, how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields ; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, » And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven, O, how canst thou renounce^ and hope to be forgiven ! These charms shall work thy soul's eternal health, And love, and gentleness, and joy,...
Page 44 - Your infants in your arms, and there have sat The live-long day, with patient expectation, To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome...
Page 176 - When JESUS, therefore, saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother. And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Page 159 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my cause ; and be silent that you may hear : believe me for mine honour; and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe: censure me in your wisdom; and awake your senses that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Page 261 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 53 - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.