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... inferted , fhews , that the articles begin a new member in the ftructure of a fentence . " APOLL . ALEX , de Syntaxi , 1. ii . c . 18. Vide l . ii . c . 14 . + LEO ALLAT . de Patriâ Homeri , c . 5. FABRIC . Bib . Græca , l . ii . c . 2 ...
... inferted , fhews , that the articles begin a new member in the ftructure of a fentence . " APOLL . ALEX , de Syntaxi , 1. ii . c . 18. Vide l . ii . c . 14 . + LEO ALLAT . de Patriâ Homeri , c . 5. FABRIC . Bib . Græca , l . ii . c . 2 ...
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... inferted in their copies . About the eighth , ninth , and tenth centu- ries , writers began to leave a space between the words , and to make ufe of commas , colons , and periods ; but not with any degree of regu- larity . Even after the ...
... inferted in their copies . About the eighth , ninth , and tenth centu- ries , writers began to leave a space between the words , and to make ufe of commas , colons , and periods ; but not with any degree of regu- larity . Even after the ...
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... , et colloquentium vehementia , aut elliptica dictio , aliquando etiam et apofiopefis continuæ orationis ordinem grammaticum perturbat . " inferted inserted in the text by the authors themselves , but 34 On PUNCTUATION .
... , et colloquentium vehementia , aut elliptica dictio , aliquando etiam et apofiopefis continuæ orationis ordinem grammaticum perturbat . " inferted inserted in the text by the authors themselves , but 34 On PUNCTUATION .
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... * διςον ακεσμα επαινος . XENOPH . apud PLIN . 1. vii . ep . 32. Vide XENOPH . de Regno , where the fentiment is expreffed in different words . 26. A comma 26. A comma is not improperly inferted before a PREPOSITION On PUNCTUATION . 45.
... * διςον ακεσμα επαινος . XENOPH . apud PLIN . 1. vii . ep . 32. Vide XENOPH . de Regno , where the fentiment is expreffed in different words . 26. A comma 26. A comma is not improperly inferted before a PREPOSITION On PUNCTUATION . 45.
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Joseph Robertson. 26. A comma is not improperly inferted before a PREPOSITION , when the fentence is LONG ENOUGH to require a pause . EXAMPLES . THERE is a charm in modeft diffidence , above the force of words . The bees conftruct their ...
Joseph Robertson. 26. A comma is not improperly inferted before a PREPOSITION , when the fentence is LONG ENOUGH to require a pause . EXAMPLES . THERE is a charm in modeft diffidence , above the force of words . The bees conftruct their ...
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Abbreviations accent acute accent Aldus Manutius ancient aſked atque becauſe caſe Cedilla CHAP claufe clauſe colon comma compounded fentence confifted conftruction conjunction connected defires Demetrius Phalereus denarius diftinction diſtinguiſhed divifion edit Effay Engliſh Epicurus Epift EXAMPLES expreffed expreffion faid fame fays feems femicolon fenfe fentence fentiment feparated fhort fhould fignifies fimple firft flouriſh fome friendſhip fublime fuch fufficient fyllable Græca Græcis grammarians Greek Greek language himſelf Ibid inferted interro interrogation itſelf Latin leaſt lefs letters Loft manuſcripts MONTF moſt neceffary nominative cafe note of exclamation noun obferved Obolus Odyf omitted paffage Palæog parentheſis paufe pauſe period placed pleaſe pleaſure PLIN POPE Præf profe punctuation quæ queſtion Quintilian racter Roman ſeems ſeparated ſeveral ſhort ſmall ſome ſpeak Spect ſtars SUIDAS tences thefe theſe thoſe thou thouſand tion univerſe uſed uſually Varro verb Vide virtue wiſdom words writers XENOPH