OF ENGLISH ACCIDENCE COMPRISING 118502- CHAPTERS ON THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF 66 EDITOR OF CAXTON'S "BLANCHARDYN AND EGLANTINE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HENRY BRADLEY, M.A., FORMERLY PRESIDENT OF THE PHILOLOGICAL SOCIETY London MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1899 All rights reserved RICHARD CLAY AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BUNGAY. First Edition, February 1872. Reprinted October 1872, 1873, 1875, 1876; January and November 1877, 1878, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1893; January and December 1894; April 1895. Second Edition October 1895. Reprinted 1896, 1897, 1899. General Ribrary - replace 9-23-43 PREFACE IN the year 1889 the late Dr. Morris did me the honour of inviting me to revise his "Historical Outlines of English Accidence," which, for twenty years, was the best introduction to the elements of English philology, but which required material correction in order to bring it into harmony with the results of the investigations of recent times. Dr. Morris was prevented from doing the revision himself, his time being wholly taken up by his school work, and what little leisure was left to him being devoted to his studies in Pâli; but I was to have the advantage of his immense knowledge and judicious advice. Unfortunately, that celebrated scholar died before I was able to put the revised "Accidence" into his hands, and I cannot too warmly express my thanks to Mr. Bradley, who, in time of need, kindly undertook to supervise my revision. I am |