A Grammar of the English Language Abridged from the 47th Edit. of Lindley Murray's Grammar and Revised According to Present Usage by R. B. Fitz Gibb

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...not have thought on;",,thought of." „A greater quantity may be taken from the heap, without making any sensible alteration upon it;" „tn it." „lntrusted to persons on whom the parliament could confide;" „in whom." „lf policy can prevail upon force;" „ouer force;" „I do also dissent with the examiner;",,/rom." 4th, With respect to the prepositions in, from, 4c.--„They should be informed in some parts of his character;" abovt," or concerning." „Upon such occasions as fell into their cognizance;" „«nder." „That variety of factions into which we are still engaged;" „i» which." „To restore myself into the favour;" „o the favour." „Could he have profited from repeated experiences;" „6y." From seems to be superfluous after forbear; as, „He could not forbear from appointing the pope." „A strict observance after times and fashions„of times." „The character which we may now value ourselves by drawing;" „«pon drawings „Neither of them shall make me swerve out of the path;" „from the path." The preposition among generally implies a number of things. It cannot be properly used in conjunction with the word every, which is in the singular number; as, „Which is found among every species of liberty;" „The opinion seems to gain ground among every body." In the former sentence „tn" should be used, and in the latter,.with" instead of among, 5th, The preposition to is made use of before nouns of place, when they follow verbs and participles of motion; as, „...