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... inclined let- ters , in Short - hand , are made to touch , as it were , two imaginary horizontal lines , running parallel to each other , and whose distance or breadth is determined by the length of the Short- hand t ; thus , DESCEZI ...
... inclined let- ters , in Short - hand , are made to touch , as it were , two imaginary horizontal lines , running parallel to each other , and whose distance or breadth is determined by the length of the Short- hand t ; thus , DESCEZI ...
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... inclined characters , at least when those characters are written downwards . The vowels which precede the consonant are placed before , or on the left side of the character , and those which follow , on the contrary side . It is proper ...
... inclined characters , at least when those characters are written downwards . The vowels which precede the consonant are placed before , or on the left side of the character , and those which follow , on the contrary side . It is proper ...
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... inclined , and horizontal . The perpendicular characters , being seven letters , are t , h , w , d , p , sh , and j . Of the ten inclined characters , five lean from right to left , as in common long - hand , viz . , r , l , x , b , and ...
... inclined , and horizontal . The perpendicular characters , being seven letters , are t , h , w , d , p , sh , and j . Of the ten inclined characters , five lean from right to left , as in common long - hand , viz . , r , l , x , b , and ...
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... inclination or slope of the characters . And this circumstance proves , be- yond a doubt , that there is , in fact , very little in the mode of writing Short - hand , at least ac- cording to the System of Mr. Byrom , that is strictly ...
... inclination or slope of the characters . And this circumstance proves , be- yond a doubt , that there is , in fact , very little in the mode of writing Short - hand , at least ac- cording to the System of Mr. Byrom , that is strictly ...
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... inclined . IT has already been remarked that all the perpendicular and inclined letters are made to touch , as it were , two imaginary parallel straight lines , the distance between those lines being measured by the length of the Short ...
... inclined . IT has already been remarked that all the perpendicular and inclined letters are made to touch , as it were , two imaginary parallel straight lines , the distance between those lines being measured by the length of the Short ...
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२ २ adjective adverb point annexed auxiliary verbs beginning of words bottom BYROM'S SHORT-HAND Byrom's System common long-hand common word consonant marks convenient denote the prepositions denotes the word different vowels distin distinction distinguish easily end of words English language express feoffee former frequently guished half its usual ical inclined inserted ition joined Learner Learner's Practice letter Line 11 Line 9 Macclesfield manner method middle Middlewich MOLINEUX nants necessary noun Observations occasionally omitted particular perpendicular placed Plate VIII position precede or follow prefixed preposition or termination pronoun racter render represented satis shew Short-hand Alphabet Short-hand characters Short-hand line Short-hand marks single consonant sonant spect stantive Stenographical Copy-book stroke syllable System of Short-hand ters thicker tion twirl vowel points Writer's Practice writing Short-hand written singly الله لا لله له ما
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Page 81 - Derivative adjectives and adverbs may be represented also by points, distinguishable by their situation, both from the substantive and the vowel points ; which may be done by placing them in a line, which, if produced, would pass through the substantive point, and would also be perpendicular to the last consonant mark; one placed before the substantive point, signifying the adjective, one after it, the adverb ; as, V-^ forgetful, VH forgetfulness, \M.
Page 82 - ... he made for himself before Festus and Agrippa, the substance whereof is this, that he had lived a blameless and inoffensive life among the Jews, in whose religion he had been bred up; that he was of the strictest sect of that religion, a Pharisee, which, in opposition to the Sadducees, maintained the resurrection of the dead and a future state of rewards and punishments in another life; and that for the hope of this he was called in question, and accused by the Jews. "And now I stand here, and...
Page 83 - And also, if an Adjective precedes either of the substantives, they may all three be represented by their first consonants joined together, with the dot always placed at the end of the first substantive, as, The <isi-iu great goodness of God is manifest in all his dealings with his creatures.
Page 88 - As few English words end with the syllable -to, the preposition to may be joined to the preceding word, which is signified by its first consonant; only; as, This ^/[ belongs to me, ^lliable to, ~T satisfactory to, "1 subject to.
Page 78 - Part, till, by a competent practice of writing according to the Rules laid down in the First Part, he is become so well acquainted with the characters, as to be able to write and read .them with as much ease, as his own common hand.
Page 88 - The pronouns being few in number, and used as substitutes fof nouns, must occur very frequently, and by that means soon become familiar to the learner ; pronouns, therefore, may be joined to the prepositions, without danger of creating any difficulty to the reader; as, He gave it ^ to me, he left it k •to my, L to us, I.
Page 91 - ... pronominal adjectives, may be joined to the verbs and adjectives respectively, denoting both the adverbs and substantives by their first consonants, or at most by their first consonants and vowels; as, You may safely depend upon my word.