Excerpt from English Grammar in Familiar Lectures To those cute ruin and intelligent gentlemen who may be disposed to lecture on this plan, the an or tales the liberty to offer a few hints by way of encouragement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from English Grammar, in Familiar Lectures: Embracing a New Systematic Order of Parsing, a New System of Punctuation, Exercises in False Syntax, and a System of Philosophical Grammar Content to be useful, instead of being brilliant. The writer of these pages has endeavoured to shun the path of those whose aim appears to have been to dazzle, rather than to instruct. As he has aimed not so much at originality as' utility, he has adopted the thoughts of his prede cessors whose labours have become public stock, whenever he could not, in his opinion, furnish better and brighter of his own. Aware that there is, in the public mind, a strong predilection for the doctrines contained in Mr. Murray's grammar, he has thought proper, not merely from motives of policy, but from choice, to select his principles chie y from that work and, moreover, to adopt, as far as consistent with his own views, the lan guage of that eminent philologist. In no instance has he varied from him. Unless be conceived that, in so doing, some practical advantage would be gained. He hopes, therefore, to escape the censure so frequent ly and so justly awarded to those unfortunate innovators who have not scrupled to alter, mutilate, and torture the text of that able writer, merely to gratify an itching propensity to figure in the world as authors, and gain an ephemeral popularity, by arrogating to themselves the credit due to another. The author is not disposed, however, to disclaim all pretensions to ori ginality for, although his principles are chiefly selected, (and who would presume to. Make new ones?) the manner of arranging, illustrating, and applying them, is principally his own. Let no one, therefore, if he hap pen to find in other works, ideas and illustrations similar to some contain ed ia the following lectures, too hastily accuse him of plagiarism. It is well knownthat similar investigations and pursuits often elicit corres ponding ideas in different minds; and hence it is not uncommon for the same thought to be strictly original with many writers. The author is not here attempting to manufacture a garment to shield him from rebuke, should he unjustly claim the property of another; but he wishes it to be understood, that a long course of teaching and investigation, has often produced in his mind ideas and arguments on the subject of grammar, exactly or nearly corresponding with those which he afterwards found had, under similar circumstances, been produced in the.minds of others. He hopes, therefore, to be pardoned by the critic, even though he should not be willing to reject a good idea of his own, merely because some one else has, at some time or other, been blessed with the same thought. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Excerpt from English Grammar in Familiar Lectures: Embracing New Systematic Order of Parsing, a New System of Punctuation, Exercises in False Syntax, and a System of Philosophical Grammar; To Which Are Added, a Compendium, an Appendix, and a Key to the Exercises Respectfully, With the the opinion of Mr. W respecting Mr. Kirkham' s English Graig mar; we heartily concur. Nathan stark, Pr. Acadia Rev. Q john johnston, Rev. Wm. S. Heyer. Science: Brooklyn, June 29, i829._ Wenfally concur in the foregoing recommendation. B. B. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures: Large Print By Samuel Kirkham You are about to enter upon one of the most useful, and, when rightly pursued, one of the most interesting studies in the whole circle of science. If, however, you, like many a misguided youth, are under the impression that the study of grammar is dry and irksome, and a matter of little consequence, I trust I shall succeed in removing from your mind, all such false notions and ungrounded prejudices; for I will endeavor to convince you, before I close these lectures, that this is not only a pleasing study, but one of real and substantial utility; a study that directly tends to adorn and dignify human nature, and meliorate the condition of man. Grammar is a leading branch of that learning which alone is capable of unfolding and maturing the mental powers, and of elevating man to his proper rank in the scale of intellectual existence;-of that learning which lifts the soul from earth, and enables it to hold converse with a thousand worlds. In pursuing any and every other path of science, you will discover the truth of these remarks, and feel its force; for you will find, that, as grammar opens the door to every department of learning, a knowledge of it is indispensable: and should you not aspire at distinction in the republic of letters, this knowledge cannot fail of being serviceable to you, even if you are destined to pass through the humblest walks of life. I think it is clear, that, in one point of view, grammatical knowledge possesses a decisive advantage over every other branch of learning. Penmanship, arithmetic, geography, astronomy, botany, chemistry, and so on, are highly useful in their respective places; but not one of them is so universally applicable to practical purposes, as this. In every situation, under all circumstances, on all occasions;-when you speak, read, write, or think, a knowledge of grammar is of essential utility. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Excerpt from English Grammar in Familiar Lectures, Accompanied by a Compendium: Embracing a New Systematick Order of Parsing, a New System of Punctuation, Exercises in False Syntax, and a System of Philosophical Grammar in Notes To those enterprising and intelligent gentlemen who may be disposed to lecture on this plan, the. Author takes the liberty to offer a few hints by way of encourage' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from English Grammar in Familiar Lectures: Accompanied by a Compendium, Embracing a New Systematick Order of Parsing, a New System of Punctuation, Exercises in False Syntax, and a System of Philosophical Grammar, in Notes; To Which Are Added, an Appendix, and a Key to the Exercises As this work proposesa new mode of parsing, and, pursues an arrange ment essentially different from'that' generally adopted, it, may not be deemed improper for the author to give some directions to those who may be dis posed to use it. Perhaps they who take only a sli ht' view of the order of parsing, will not consider it new, but blend it with ose long since adppted. Some Writers have, indeed, attempted plans somewhat but in no instance have they reduced them to what the author considers a regrdar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from English Grammar in Familiar Lectures: Embracing a New Systematic Order of Parsing, a New System of Punctuation, Exercises in False Syntax, and a System of Philosophical Grammar, to Which Are Added, a Compendium, an Appendix, and a Key to the Exercises The Communion, itpresents to the eye of the learnera condensed but comprehensive view ot the whole science, may be properly considered an Ocular Analysis of the English language. By referring to it, the young student is enabled to apply all his definitions and rules from the very commencement of his parsing. To some, this mode of procedure may seem rather tedious but it must appear obvious to every person of discernment, thata 'pu 11 will learn more by parsing five words critically, and explain' them u y than he would by parsing filly words superficially, and without understanding their -various properties. The teacher who pursues this plan, is not under the necessity of hearing his pupils recite a sin lo lesson of definition; committed to memory, for he has a fair opportunity 0 discover ing their knowledge of these as they evince it in arsing. All other dimo tions necessary for the, learner in school, as well) as for the private learner, will be given in the succeeding pages of the work. Should these feeble cf l'orts Ezovo a saving of much time and expense to those youn persons who may disposed to pursue this science With (lvldlt by enab ng them eas ily to acquire a critical knowledge of a branch 0 education so important and desirable, the author's fondest anticipations Will be fully realized; but should his work fall into the hands of any who are expecting, by the acqui. Bition, to become grammarians, and yet, have not sufficrent ambition and perseverance to make themselves acquainted with its contents, it is hoped, that the blame for their nonimprovemont, Will not be thrown upon him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from English Grammar in Familiar Lectures, Accompanied by a Compendium: Embracing a New Systematick Order of Parsing, a New System of Punctuation, Exercises in False Syntax, and a System of Philosophical Grammar in Notes; To Which Are Added an Appendix, and a Key to the Exercises To conform, in our orthography and orthoepy, to some admitted standard, the author deems a consideration (of sufficient rm ortance to justify him in introducing into his work an article on each ofpthese subjects, in which many words that are often misspelled or mispronounced, are corrected accord ing to a work, ' which, in his estimation, justly claims a decisive preference, in point of accuracy, to any other Dictionary of the English language. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
