VIII. CONJUNCTION.

263. A Conjunction, is a part of speech used to connect words and sentences. Note 97.

264. Conjunctions are divided into 1. Copulative, 2. Disjunctive. 265. The Copulative Conjunction, serves to connect or continue the

meaning of words, or parts of a sentence, and to express addition, supposition, cause, &c.

266. The Disjunctive Conjunction, serves to express opposition or contrariety of meaning, whilst it connects the words, or parts of a sentence. Note 98.

IX. INTERJECTION.

267. An Interjection, is a part of speech, thrown in between the parts of a dialogue; or, between that part of a discourse, which is intended to rouse the passions, or emotions of the speaker, and his hearers; and, to excite the expression of a correspondent feeling in the hearers; as,

1. In Dialogue.

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Q. Are you aware of the difficulties attendant on such an expedient? A. Ah! I shudder at the thought of them.'

N.B. From this short and imperfect sketch of Interjections it will be seen that they are either parts of verbs, ass and dy are, in all the languages specified; or, nouns, as most of the rest are; and, governing the following

OF DERIVATION.

270. This, as signifying etymological dependance, shows the origin of one part of speech, as springing from another in the same language.

271. The Hebrew, having verbs almost exclusively for its roots, has formed all its other parts of speech etymologically from them, and has thus maintained a singular uniformity in its mode of derivation. This shows the extensive application, and indispensable use of the verb; which, as the root, distinctly conveys the idea intended; and, this idea is retained in some form or other, in every part of speech, which branches from it.

272. To whatever languages we look, we find their words mostly derived from a foreign source. Such Greek historians, as possessed both candour and also information on the origin of their own language, acknowledge that they were indebted to those whom they called Barbarians, for the first principles of it. Herodotus freely acknowledged the fact; nor, was

2. In Discourse.

The just punishment of sin, is too dreadful for contemplation. Alas! what can the sinner do to escape it? Note 99.

268. Interjections, are often used in soliloquies; and, however abrupt the manner of speech, they are still put in between the cause of pain expressed or concealed, and the expression of it. Note 100. 269. The following are some of the interjections; viz.

nouns or pronouns in such cases as are peculiar to the government of their respective languages; but this class of words is not very extensive in any language.

Plato loath to do it, who says, 66 ει τις ζητοι ταυτα κατα την ελληνικην φωνήν ως εοίκοτως κείται, αλλά μη κατ' εκείνην εξ ης το ονομα τυγχανει ον, οισθα οτι αποροι αν. παρα βαρβαρων τινων αυτα παρειληφαμεν, (εισι δε ημων αρχαιότεροι βαρβαροι) η οτι υπο παλαιότητος αδυνατον αυτα επισκεψεσθαι, ώσπερ και τα βαρβαρικα.” In Crat. Opera. 1. p. 409. The substance of which is, "we have received these things from the barbarians; for, the barbarians are older than we, so that we cannot trace up these things to antiquity, like those of the barbarians. 273. The Hebrew and its dialects, derive their words from roots in their own language; nor, can they be traced up to any higher source. The words of most languages, when reduced to their simplest form, by the removal of servile letters, may be traced to the Hebrew. The mode of forming one part of speech from another in the same, or in different languages, is as follows; viz.