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2. oldal
The pronoun I and the interjection O should also be written in capitals . Examples
: — “ Must I endure all this ? ” _ " Come forth , Oye children of gladness , come ! ”
Vost adjectives , derived from proper names , should commence with capitals .
The pronoun I and the interjection O should also be written in capitals . Examples
: — “ Must I endure all this ? ” _ " Come forth , Oye children of gladness , come ! ”
Vost adjectives , derived from proper names , should commence with capitals .
4. oldal
Examples : - " The adjective same is often used as a substitute . ” — “ Who is
applied to persons , and which to animals and inanimate things . " Words and
phrases , introduced into English writings from foreign languages , are generally
...
Examples : - " The adjective same is often used as a substitute . ” — “ Who is
applied to persons , and which to animals and inanimate things . " Words and
phrases , introduced into English writings from foreign languages , are generally
...
6. oldal
When the first noun is used as an adjective , and expresses the matter or
substance , of which the second consists , and may be placed after it with of not
denoting possession , the hyphen is not used ; as , a silk gown , a cork jacket ;
that is , a ...
When the first noun is used as an adjective , and expresses the matter or
substance , of which the second consists , and may be placed after it with of not
denoting possession , the hyphen is not used ; as , a silk gown , a cork jacket ;
that is , a ...
7. oldal
When a compound noun consists of an adjective and a noun , no hyphen is used
; as , High Sheriff , Chief Magistrate , Prime Minister . When the adjective and its
noun are used together as a kind of compound adjective to another noun , a ...
When a compound noun consists of an adjective and a noun , no hyphen is used
; as , High Sheriff , Chief Magistrate , Prime Minister . When the adjective and its
noun are used together as a kind of compound adjective to another noun , a ...
8. oldal
When an adjective or adverb , and a participle immediately following , are used
together as a kind of compound adjective , merely expressing a quality , without
reference to immediate action , and precede the noun , to which they are joined ,
a ...
When an adjective or adverb , and a participle immediately following , are used
together as a kind of compound adjective , merely expressing a quality , without
reference to immediate action , and precede the noun , to which they are joined ,
a ...
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105. oldal - The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes of death Through the still lapse of ages.
106. oldal - The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise.
106. oldal - How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man!
121. oldal - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen ; But, seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
120. oldal - The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion.
120. oldal - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
115. oldal - ship-boy on the high and giddy mast," but also in the cabin, where every menial office fell to my lot : yet if I was restless and discontented, I can safely say, it was not so much on account of this, as of my being precluded from all possibility of reading; as my master did not possess, nor do I recollect seeing during the whole time of my abode with him, a single book of any description, except the...
121. oldal - O gentle Sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down. And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
96. oldal - From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began: From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
120. oldal - But small the bliss that sense alone bestows, And sensual bliss is all the nation knows. In florid beauty groves and fields appear ; Man seems the only growth that dwindles here. Contrasted faults through all his manners reign : Though poor, luxurious ; though submissive, vain ^ Though grave, yet trifling ; zealous, yet untrue ; And e'en in penance planning sins anew.