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Page 375
... nominative plural of the perfonal pronoun thou , and you the accufative , when ap- plied to an actual plurality . When used for the VOL . I. fingular Bb 4 Angular number , cuftom hath determined that it fhall be CH . II . OF RHETORIC . 375.
... nominative plural of the perfonal pronoun thou , and you the accufative , when ap- plied to an actual plurality . When used for the VOL . I. fingular Bb 4 Angular number , cuftom hath determined that it fhall be CH . II . OF RHETORIC . 375.
Page 420
... pronoun felf is ufed in compofition with fuch latitude , that one can fcarcely err in forming new words with its affiftance . But this is a mistake . words may be formed by it ; but they must be formed analogically . And the analogy of ...
... pronoun felf is ufed in compofition with fuch latitude , that one can fcarcely err in forming new words with its affiftance . But this is a mistake . words may be formed by it ; but they must be formed analogically . And the analogy of ...
Page 438
... pronouns , answering to our me , thee , and him , are me , te , and le , not moi , tei , and lui . In these last we have the indefinite form which ferves in- differently as occafion requires , for either nominative or accu- fative , and ...
... pronouns , answering to our me , thee , and him , are me , te , and le , not moi , tei , and lui . In these last we have the indefinite form which ferves in- differently as occafion requires , for either nominative or accu- fative , and ...
Page 440
... pronoun determines at once the words to be fup- plied . The first is , ' I efteem you more than they efteem you . ' The fecond is , ' I efteem you more ⚫ than I efteem them . ' But this diftinction is con- founded , if you make than a ...
... pronoun determines at once the words to be fup- plied . The first is , ' I efteem you more than they efteem you . ' The fecond is , ' I efteem you more ⚫ than I efteem them . ' But this diftinction is con- founded , if you make than a ...
Page 443
... pronoun does not fuit the antecedent . " Each of the fexes , " fays · Addison , " fhould keep within its particular ... pronouns are coupled with its , re- ferring to the fame noun . IN no part of fpeech do good writers more frequently ...
... pronoun does not fuit the antecedent . " Each of the fexes , " fays · Addison , " fhould keep within its particular ... pronouns are coupled with its , re- ferring to the fame noun . IN no part of fpeech do good writers more frequently ...
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