| 1832 - 410 стор.
...lawyer, a foreigner and his lady, a little child, Mr Miller, Mr Angelo, and the clergyman's son. " The persons inside the coach were Mr Miller, a clergyman ; his son, a lawyer ; Mr gelo, a foreigner; his lady; and a little *HI oV' This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - 1841 - 338 стор.
...unfortunately for themselves, in this respect writers very seldom hear their own letters read In order to show the necessity of not merely using points, but punctuating...but without any key, is submitted to the reader:— and they, very foolishly, fancy that every body * with a grain of sense," will, instinctively, read... | |
| James Robert Boyd - 1844 - 372 стор.
...is not mentioned. The following variations, by use of points, will equally amuse and instruct : (1.) "The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman,...Angelo, a foreigner, his lady, and a little child." By this mode of pointing, it would appear that there were eight individuals in the coach, namely, a... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - 1845 - 336 стор.
...cannot fail to be of considerable utility to her in her future epistolary productions. In order to show the necessity of not merely using points, but punctuating...clergyman his son a lawyer Mr. Angelo a foreigner •s lady and a little child." As this passage stands, without points, it is unintelligible : by different... | |
| 1846 - 774 стор.
...SCHOOL JOUIVAL. and his lady, a little child, Mr. Miller, Mr. Angelo, and the clergyman's son. (2.) " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman...Angelo, a foreigner; his lady ; and a little child." This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties in the coach, exclusive of the lady and child,... | |
| James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 стор.
...clergyman, Mr. Angelo a lawyer, and the lady and chile1 those of a foreigner who is nameless. (4.) " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller ; a clergyman, his son ; a lawyer ; Mr. Anjelo ; a foreigner, his lady ; and a little child." Mr. Angelo here ceases to be a lawyer ; there... | |
| 1856 - 594 стор.
...and entirely change the meaning of the sentence. Varying the punctuation a third time, we find that " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller ; a clergyman,...Angelo ; a foreigner, his lady ; and a little child." The number of combinations which can be produced in this sentence by very slight changes of punctuation,... | |
| 1857 - 474 стор.
...lawyer, a foreigner and his lady, a little child, Mr. Miller, Mr. Angelo, and the clergyman's son. " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman;...Angelo, a foreigner ; his lady ; and a little child." This change in the punctuation would reduce the parties in the coach, exclusive of the lady and child,... | |
| 1857 - 502 стор.
...and entirely change the meaning of the sentence. Varying the punctuation a third time, we find that " The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller ; a clergyman,...Angelo ; a foreigner, his lady ; and a little child." adduced, — for twenty thousand emendations of this kind have been made in the text of Shakespeare... | |
| 1858 - 428 стор.
...Mr. Miller; a clergyman, his son ; a lawyer, Mr. Angelo ; a foreigner, his lady; and a little child." "The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller, a clergyman;...Angelo, a foreigner; his lady; and a little child. Several other modes of punctuating this sentence may be adopted, which will give still other meanings.... | |
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