provisions, render it necessary to advance the terms of admission. One, added to nineteen, make twenty. What black despair, what horror fills his mind! 3. Thou, and the gardener, and the huntsman, must share the blame of this business amongst them. My sister and I, as well as my brother, are daily employed in their respective occupations.. RULE III. The conjunction disjunctive has an effect contrary to that of the conjunction copulative; for as the verb, noun, or pronoun, is referred to the preceding terms taken separately, it must be in the singular number · as, "Ignorance or negligence has caused this mistake;" "John, James, or Joseph, intends to accompany me :" "There is, in many minds, neither knowledge nor understanding." Gram. 15th. edit. p. 146. Man's happiness or misery are, in a great measure, put into his own hands. Man is not such a machine as a clock or a watch, which move merely as they are moved. Despise no infirmity of mind or body, nor any condition of life for they are, perhaps, to be thy own lot. Speaking impatiently to servants, or any thing that betrays inattention or ill-humour, are certainly criminal, There are many faults in spelling, which neither ana. logy nor pronunciation justify. When sickness, infirmity, or reverse of fortune, affect us, the sincerity of friendship is proved. Let it be remembered, that it is not the uttering, or the hearing of certain words, that constitute the worship. of the Almighty. A tart reply, a proneness to rebuke,, or a captious and. contradictious spirit, are capable of imbittering domestic life, and of setting friends at variance. The following sentences exemplify the notes and ob servations under RULE 111. Gram. 15th edit. p. 146, 147. Either thou or I art greatly mistaken, in our judg ment on this subject. I or thou am the person who must undertake the business proposed. 2. Both of the scholars, or one of them at least, was present at the transaction. Some parts of the ship and cargo were recovered; but neither the sailors nor the captain, was saved. Whether one person or more was concerned in the business, does not yet appear. The cares of this life, or the deceitfulness of riches, has choked the seeds of virtue in many a promising mind. RULE IV. Å noun of multitude, or signifying many, may have a verb or pronoun agreeing with it, either of the singular or plural number; yet not without regard to the import of the word, as conveying unity or plurality of idea, as, "The meeting was large ;” "The parliament is dissolved ;" "The nation is powerful;" consider: they have not known me;" eagerly pursue pleasure as their chief council were divided in their sentiments.” p. 147. edit. My people do not "The multitude good;" 、 « The Gram. 15th The people rejoices in that which should give it sor. The flock, and not the fleece, are, or ought to be, the objects of the shepherd's care. The court have just ended, after having sat through the trial of a very long cause. The crowd were so great, that the judges with diffi culty made their way through them. The Corporation of York consist of a Mayor, Alderman, and a Common Council. The British parliament are composed of king, lords, and commons. When the nation complain, the rulers should listen to their voice. In the days of youth, the multitude eagerly pursues pleasure as its chief good. The church have no power to inflict corporal punish ment. The fleet were seen sailing up the channel. The meeting have established several salutary regulations. The council was not unanimous, and it separated without coming to any determination. The fleet is ali arrived and moored in safety. This people draweth near to me with their mouth, and, honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. The committee was divided in its sentiments, and it has referred the business to the general meeting. The committee were very full when this point was decided; and their judgment has not been calied in question. Why do this generation wish for greater evidence, when so much is already given? The remnant of the people were persecuted with great severity. Never were any people so much infatuated as the Jewish nation. The shoal of herrings were of an immense extent. No society are chargeable with the disapproved misconduct of particular members. RULE V. Pronouns must always agree with their antecedents, and the nouns for which they stand, in gender and number: as, "This is the friend whom I love;""That is the vice which I hate;" "The king and the queen had put on their robes;" "The moon appears, and she shines, but the light is not her own." The relative is of the sanie person as the antecedent, and the verb agrees with it accordingly: as, "Thou who lovest wisdom; "I who speak from experience." Gram. 15th edit. p. 148. The exercise of reason appears as little in these sportsmen, as in the beasts whom they sometimes hunt, and by whom they are sometimes hunted. They which seek wisdom will certainly find her. The male amongst birds seems to discover no beauty, but in the colour of its species. Take handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it towards heaven, in the sight of Pharaoh; and it shall become small dust. Rebecca took goodly raiment, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob. The wheel killed another man, which is the sixth which have lost their lives, by this means. The fairsex, whose task is not to mingle in the labours of public life, has its own part assigned it to act. The Hercules man of war foundered at sea; she overset and lost most of her men. The mind of man cannot be long without some food to nourish the activity of his thoughts. What is the reason that our language is less refined than those of Italy, Spain, or France? I do not think any one should incur censure for being tender of their reputation. Thou who has been a witness of the fact, can give an account of it. In religious concerns, or what is conceived to be such, every man must stand or fall by the decision of the Great Judge. Something like what have been here premised, are the Gonjectures of Dryden, Thou great First Cause, least understood ! Who all my sense confin'd To know but this, that thou art good, And that myself am blind: Yet gave me in this dark estate, &c. What art thou, speak, that on designs unknown, The following examples are adapted to the notes and observations under RULE V. Gram. 15th edit. p. 149-153. 1. Whoever entertains such an opinion, he judges erroneously. The cares of this world they often choke the growth of virtue. Disappointments and afflictions, however disagreeable, they often improve us. F 2. Moses was the meekest man whom we read of in the Old Testament. Humility is one of the most amiable virtues which we can possess. They are the same persons who assisted us yesterday. The men and things which he has studied, have not improved his morals. 3. Howsoever beautiful they appear, they have no real merit. In whatsoever light we veiw him, his conduct will bear inspection. On whichsoever side they are contemplated, they appear to advantage. However much he might despise the maxims of the king's administration, he kept a total silence on that subject. 4. Which of them two persons has most distinguished himself? None more impatiently suffer injuries than those that are most forward in doing them. 5. He would not be persuaded but what I was greatly in fault. These commendations of his children, appear to have been in somewhat an injudicious manner. 6. He instucted and fed the crowds who surrounded him. Sidney was one of the wisest and most active governors, which Ireland had enjoyed for several years. He was the ablest minister which James ever possessed. The court who gives currency to manners, ought to be exemplary. I am happy in the friend which I have long proved. 7.The child whom we have just seen, is wholesomely fed, and not injured by bandages or clothing. He is like a beast of prey, who destroys without pity. 8. Having once disgusted him, he could never regain the favour of Neto, who was indeed another name for cruelty. Flattery, whose nature is to deceive and betray, should be avoided as the poisonous adder. Who of those men came to his assistance. ? |