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10. oldal
Before fy and ty , e is sometimes changed into i ; as , pure , purity , purify . 6 .
Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable , ending in a single
consonant preceded by a single vowel , generally double the final consonant , on
taking ...
Before fy and ty , e is sometimes changed into i ; as , pure , purity , purify . 6 .
Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable , ending in a single
consonant preceded by a single vowel , generally double the final consonant , on
taking ...
14. oldal
By a figure of speech called Personification , gender is sometimes attributed to
objects without sex . Thus the sun , time , death , & c . , are usually considered as
masculine ; and the earth , a ship , virtue , & c . , are commonly characterised as ...
By a figure of speech called Personification , gender is sometimes attributed to
objects without sex . Thus the sun , time , death , & c . , are usually considered as
masculine ; and the earth , a ship , virtue , & c . , are commonly characterised as ...
23. oldal
Robertson . “ He ordered two cannon to be fired . ” — Irving . The following words
, though sometimes used as singular nouns , are more properly plural : - alms ,
amends , pains , riches , wages . The following are used only in the plural :Annals
...
Robertson . “ He ordered two cannon to be fired . ” — Irving . The following words
, though sometimes used as singular nouns , are more properly plural : - alms ,
amends , pains , riches , wages . The following are used only in the plural :Annals
...
24. oldal
When , however , different kinds or varieties are spoken of , words of this class
sometimes take the plural form ; as , “ The waters of Germany ; ” — “ The wines of
France . " The different species or classes are here signified , and not a number
of ...
When , however , different kinds or varieties are spoken of , words of this class
sometimes take the plural form ; as , “ The waters of Germany ; ” — “ The wines of
France . " The different species or classes are here signified , and not a number
of ...
40. oldal
The possessive of singular nouns ending in the sound of s or z , is sometimes
formed by adding only the apostrophe ; as , “ Achilles ' shield . ” In poetry , this
omission of the additional s must be regarded as fully sanctioned by usage . It is
also ...
The possessive of singular nouns ending in the sound of s or z , is sometimes
formed by adding only the apostrophe ; as , “ Achilles ' shield . ” In poetry , this
omission of the additional s must be regarded as fully sanctioned by usage . It is
also ...
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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.