Elements of English Grammar for the Use of Ladies' SchoolsTaylor, Walton, and Maberly, 1849 - 100 страници |
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adding the sound adjective adverb affirmed Anglo Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon language battle of Hastings Bladud brightly British was superseded Cædmon Cerdic changed Cóme conjunction convertible word Copula counties counties of Scotland declension Demonstrative Pronoun denotes an action dialects Ecbert ENGLISH GRAMMAR English language expression father flat equivalent flat mute French gender guage Hence inflected intransitive invaders from Germany John King Latin less simple letter Maberly means mother-tongue noun object original British oxen participle Person Singular personal pronouns Plur plural number Poss possessive pronouns preceded predicate present English Preterite proposition reign respect rhyme rule of Euphony rules were less Saxon Second disyllabic measure second personal Semi-Saxon semivowel sentence settlement of invaders sharp equivalent sharp mute shew Sing sition speak spelt spoken stags sun shines superlative syllable th in thine thou thurg transitive verb tribes trisyllabic unaccented syllables undeclined verse vowel whilst
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Страница 93 - And there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail; And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Страница 93 - Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen; Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast...
Страница 99 - THE Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim, Full royally, he rode ; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad.
Страница 91 - Come as the winds come, when Forests are rended; Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded : Faster come, faster come, Faster and faster, Chief, vassal, page, and groom, Tenant and master. Fast they come, fast they come ; See how they gather ! Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.
Страница 96 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire...
Страница 93 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal ; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord ! FROM JOH.
Страница 97 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Страница 98 - Their dearest action in the tented field, And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle, And therefore little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself. Yet, by your gracious patience, I will a round...
Страница 98 - Reserved him to more wrath; for now the thought Both of lost happiness and lasting pain Torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes, That witnessed huge affliction and dismay, Mixed with obdurate pride and steadfast hate. At once, as far as Angels...
Страница 96 - Think nothing gain'd," he cries, " till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, And all be mine beneath the polar sky." The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait ; Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms...