123-8. I recommended turning a new leaf. Turning, a participial noun, is the direct object recommended. 123-9. Throwing their muskets aside, the soldiers rushed the foe. Throwing is a participle, relating to soldiers. 123-10. Born to a crown, Louis XVI. died on the scaffold Born is a participle, relating to Louis XVI. 123-11. They wish to turn him from keeping bad compar To turn is the direct object of wish. Keeping is in t objective after from. Doing is a participial noun in the objective after p off, a complex verb. 124-2. Ill-fared it then with Roderick Dhu. Ill is an adverb, modifying fared. 124 4. The world was all before them where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. Where is a relative adverb, modifying to choose. A is an adverb, modifying before them. When is a conjunctive adverb. Scarce = scarcely modifies could forbear. 124-7. Why should we shrink from what we cannot shun? Why is an adverb, modifying should shrink. SWINTON'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR. 271 125-2. A murmuring whisper through the nunnery ran. Through, a preposition, shows the relation between nunnery and ran. 125-6. Through all the wild October days the clash and din resounded in the air. Through is a preposition, showing the relation between 125-7. But on the hill the golden-rod, and the aster in the And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn On is a preposition, showing the relation between hill 125-8. There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. and is. 125-10. In the spring of 1493, while the court was still at Barcelona, letters were received from Christopher Columbus, announcing his return to Spain, and the successful achievement of his great enterprise by the discovery of land beyond the western ocean. In, a preposition, shows the relation between spring and 126-2. Some murmur when their sky is clear If one small speck of dark appear In their great heaven of blue. And, a conjunction, connects clear and bright. If is a subordinate conjunction, connecting the last two lines with the preceding two. And connects the two main clauses between which stands. 126-4. Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth unse Both when we wake and when we sleep. Both-and are correlative conjunctions, both being troductory and and, the connective. Sabres is the subject. Bare is a predicate adjective. 142-2. When that the poor have cried, Cæsar hath wept. In the subordinate clause, poor, used as a noun, is t subject. That is superfluous, but when that may be co sidered a conjunctive adverb. 142-3. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the veil. Beyond is a preposition, showing the relation betwee that and penetrate. 142-5. To do aught good never will be our task. To do is the subject. Aught is the direct object. Tas is in the nominative after will be. 142-6. Jerusalem has derived some reputation from th number and importance of her memorable sieges. Importance is in the objective after a preposition under stood. 142-7. The service past, around the pious man, Service is in the nominative absolute before being understood. Around shows the relation between man SWINTON'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR. 142-8. Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn. 273 Day is the subject of returns. Approach also is in the nominative to returns. 142-9. Whatever is, is right. NOTE.-See page 21 for this sentence. 142-10. Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. NOTE.-See page 70 for this sentence. 145-1. Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable columns; thou Father is in the nominative independent by address. 145-2. You say you are a better soldier. The direct object of say is all that follows that word. 145—4. Pleasantly rose next morning the sun on the village of Grand-Pré. Sun is the subject of rose. Morning is in the objective after a preposition understood. 145-5. One morn a Peri at the gate of heaven stood disconsolate. Morn is in the objective after a preposition understood. Peri is the subject of stood. Disconsolate is an adjective attribute. Stood disconsolate = was disconsolate. 145-6. Where De Soto was buried cannot be determined. The subject of the main clause is De Soto was buried where. 145-7. A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Learning is the subject, and thing, the attribute noun, of the first member. Spring is the direct object of taste. 18 146-9. The Accusing Spirit, which flew up to heav chancery with the oath, blushed as he gave it in; anl Recording Angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear u the word, and blotted it out forever. NOTE.-See page 72 for this sentence. 146-10. We know that if we could cause this structure ascend, not only till it reached the skies, but till it pierced the its broad surfaces could still contain but part of that which, an age of knowledge, hath already been spread over the ear and which history charges itself with making known to future times. Structure to ascend is the direct object of cause. only and but are correlatives. Till it reached and till pierced modify to ascend. But is an adjective, modi ing part. Making known is used as a participial nou in the objective after with. 146-11. Then methought the air grew denser, perfum from an unseen censer Swung by seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on t Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget th lost Lenore!" Quoth the raven-Nevermore !" Methought = I thought. Perfumed, a participle, modi fies air. Swung, a participle, modifies censer. Wretch i independent, but the whole expression, "Wretch, thy God, etc., is the direct object of cried. Thee1 and thee are eac |