 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...swift flies our summer, swift our autumn's fled, when youth, and spring, and golden joys are gone. A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven;...indignation and wrath awaiting the wicked : these are tho considerations which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt. It is not only... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Conduct of life - 1798 - 362 pages
...punifh or reward, difclofing the fecrets of the invifible world, informing us of perpetual petual reft prepared hereafter for the righteous, and of indignation and wrath awaiting the wicked. Thefe confiderations oyerawe the world, fupport integrity, and check guilt; they add to virtue that... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...those which are separated by a semicolon; but not so independent as separate, distinct sentences: as, " A Divine Legislator, uttering his voice from heaven;...which overawe the world; which support integrity, and check guilt." A period should be used when a sentence is complete and independent, and not connected... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...and a still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment: as, "A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven...indignation and wrath awaiting the wicked : these are the conZ - 3. The Colon is commonly used when an example, a quotation, or a speech is introduced ; as,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment : as, "A divine legislator, utterinc his voice from heaven ; an almighty governor, stretching...indignation and wrath awaiting the wicked : these are the conZ 3. The Colon is commonly used when an example, a quotation, or a speech is introduced : as, "... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...an almighty governor, /{retching forth his arm to punifh or reward ; informing us of perpetual reft prepared hereafter for the righteous, and of indignation and wrath awaiting the wicked : thefe are the confiderations which overawe the world, which fapport integrity, and check guilt."... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the con* necting or concluding sentiment : as, " A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt." 3. The Colon is commonly used when an example, a quotation, or a speech is introduced... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...such insensible «',-;.-., are only perceivable by the distance." "A divine legislator, uttering bis voice from heaven ; an almighty governor, stretching...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt." 3. The Colon is commonly used when an. example, a quotation, or a speech, is introduced:... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - Presbyterian Church - 1808 - 474 pages
...to punish or reward, disclosing the secrets of the invisible world, informing us of perpetual reft prepared hereafter for the righteous, and of indignation...which overawe the world, which support integrity, and check guilt. They add to virtue that solemnity which should ever characterize it. To the admonitions... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...sentiment : as, " A divine legislator, uttering his voice from heaven ; an almighty governor, stretehmg forth his arm to punish or reward ; informing us of...the considerations which overawe the world, which Mipport integrity, and check guilt." 3. The Colon ir commonly used when an: example, a quotation, or... | |
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Nature confessed some atonement to be necessary : the gospel discovers that the necessary atonement is made." 2. When several semicolons have preceded, and a still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment: as,... 
