History of English: A Sketch of the Origin and Development of the English Language with Examples, Down to the Present Day |
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... instance , the principal Inducement of the EDI- TOR to the present Undertaking , an additional Motive , however , was , to present to the Public , at a moderate Expence , a faithful and com- plete Analysis of a valuable Work ...
... instance , the principal Inducement of the EDI- TOR to the present Undertaking , an additional Motive , however , was , to present to the Public , at a moderate Expence , a faithful and com- plete Analysis of a valuable Work ...
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... instance , be drawn to an examination of the Scheme of its Alphabet , it may not be amiss briefly to premise , that the Inventor of the present System , the late JoHN BYROM , A. M. and F.R.S. , both in the selection of his various cha ...
... instance , be drawn to an examination of the Scheme of its Alphabet , it may not be amiss briefly to premise , that the Inventor of the present System , the late JoHN BYROM , A. M. and F.R.S. , both in the selection of his various cha ...
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... instance , or any particular word or figure , is to be expressed in long - hand , the Short - hand writer naturally makes a little change or shift in his position , in order to write the long - hand characters with greater ease , and to ...
... instance , or any particular word or figure , is to be expressed in long - hand , the Short - hand writer naturally makes a little change or shift in his position , in order to write the long - hand characters with greater ease , and to ...
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... instances , however , I have ventured to extend the use of some of the consonants to denote certain prepositions , not inserted in Mr. Byrom's original scheme The Short - hand character for the letter n , placed at the bottom of the ...
... instances , however , I have ventured to extend the use of some of the consonants to denote certain prepositions , not inserted in Mr. Byrom's original scheme The Short - hand character for the letter n , placed at the bottom of the ...
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... instance , in writing either of the words , dear , or sir , in a separate and unconnected state , it might possibly be useful to give the intermediate vowels , in order to distinguish those words , in particular , from many others which ...
... instance , in writing either of the words , dear , or sir , in a separate and unconnected state , it might possibly be useful to give the intermediate vowels , in order to distinguish those words , in particular , from many others which ...
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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.