allowed to have (or to take) their seats in the house of lords;" or, "Seats in the house of lords were allowed to the bishops and abbots:" "Thrasea was forbidden to approach the presence of the emperor;" or, "The presence of the emperor was forbidden to Thrasea:" "That very story was shown to him in one of his own books."

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” There seems to be an impropriety in this sentence, in which the same noun serves in a double capacity, performing at the same time the offices both of the nominative and objective cases. "Neither hath it entered into the heart of man, to conceive the things," &c. would have been regular.

"We have the power of retaining, altering, and compounding, those images which we have once received, into all the varieties of picture and vision." It is very proper to say, altering and compounding those images which we have once received, into all the varieties of picture and vision;" but we can with no propriety say,

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retaining them into all the varieties;" and yet, according to the manner in which the words are ranged, this construction is unavoidable: for, "retaining, altering, and compounding," are participles, each of which equally refers to, and governs the subsequent noun, those images; and that noun again is necessarily connected with the following preposition, into. The construction might easily have been rectified, by disjoining the participle retaining from the other two participles, in this way: "We have the power of retaining those images which we have once received, and of altering and compounding them into all the varieties of picture and vision;". or, perhaps, better thus: "We have the power of retaining, altering, Volume I.

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and compounding those images which we have once received, and of forming them into all the varieties of picture and vision."

THE INTERJECTION.

THE syntax of the Interjection is of so very limited a mature, that it does not require a distinct, appropriate rule; especially as every thing which relates to it, has already been mentioned under other rules. See Rule V. Note 11: and Rule xxi. Note 9.

DIRECTIONS FOR PARSING.

As we have finished the explanation of the different parts of speech, and the rules for forming them into sentences, it is now proper to give some examples of the manner in which the learners should be exercised, in order to prove their knowledge, and to render it familiar to them. This is called parsing. The nature of the subject, as well as the adaptation of it to learners, requires that it should be divided into two parts; viz. parsing, as it respects etymology alone; and parsing, as it respects both etymology and syntax *.

SECTION 1.

Specimen of etymological parsing.

"Virtue ennobles us."

Virtue is a common substantive of the third person, the singular number, and in the nominative case. (Decline the noun.) Ennobles is a regular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person singular. (Repeat the present tense, the imperfeet tense, and the perfect participle t.) Us is a personal pronoun, of the first person plural, and in the objective case. (Decline the pronoun.)

"Goodness will be rewarded."

Goodness is a common substantive, of the third person the singular number, and in the nominative case. (De

* See the "General Directions for using the English Exercises," prefixed to the second volume of this work.

+ The learner should occasionally repeat all the moods and tenses of

the verb.

cline it.)

Will be rewarded is a regular verb, in the passive voice, the indicative mood, the first future tense, and the third person singular. (Repeat the present tense, the imperfect tense, and the perfect participle.)

"Strive to improve."

Strive is an irregular verb neuter, in the imperative mood, and of the second person singular. (Repeat the present tense, &c.) To improve is a regular verb. neuter, and in the infinitive mood. (Repeat the present tense, &c.)

"Time flies, O! how swiftly."

Time is a common substantive, of the third person, the. singular number, and in the nominative case. (Decline the noun.) Flies is an irregular verb neuter, the indicative mood, present tense, and the third person singular. (Repeat the present tense, &c.) O! is an interjection. How and swiftly are adverbs.

"Gratitude is a delightful emotion."

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Gratitude is a common substantive of the third person, the singular number, and in the nominative case. (Decline it.) Is is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person singular. (Repeat the present tense, &c.) is the indefinite article. A lightful is an adjective in the positive state. (Repeat the degrees of comparison.) Emotion is a common substantive of the third person, the singular number, and in the nominative case. (Decline it.)

"They who forgive, act nobly.",

They is a personal pronoun, of the third person, the plural number, and in the nominative case. (Decline it.) Who is a relative pronoun, and in the nominative case.

(Decline it.) Forgive is an irregular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person plural. (Repeat the present tense, &c.) Act is a regular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person plural. (Repeat, &c.) Nobly is an adverb of quality. (Repeat the degrees of comparison.)

"By living temperately, our health is promoted."

By is a preposition. Living is the present participle of the regular neuter verb "to live." (Repeat the partici ples.) Temperately is an adverb of quality. Our is an adjective pronoun of the possessive kind. (Decline it.) Health is a common substantive, of the third person, the singular number, and in the nominative case. (Decline it.) Is promoted is a regular verb passive, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person singular. (Repeat, &c.)

"We should be kind to them, who are unkind to us."

We is a personal pronoun, of the first person, the plural number, and in the nominative case. (Decline it.) Should be is an irregular verb neuter, in the potential mood, the imperfect tense, and the first person plural. (Repeat the present tense, &c.) Kind is an adjective, in the positive state. (Repeat the degrees of comparison.) To is a preposition. Them is a personal pronoun, of the third person, the plural number, and in the objective case. (Decline it.) Who is a relative pronoun, and in the nominative case. (Decline it.) Are is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person plural. (Repeat, &c.) Unkind is an adjective in the positive state, (Repeat the degrees of comparison.) To is a preposition. Us is a personal pronoun, of the first person, the plural number, and in the objective case. (Decline it,)