A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
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A. The positive degree mentioneth the thing absolutely , without any increase or diminution ; as , long , short , wise . Q. What is the comparative degree ? A. The comparative somewhat mcreaseth or diminisheth its positive in ...
A. The positive degree mentioneth the thing absolutely , without any increase or diminution ; as , long , short , wise . Q. What is the comparative degree ? A. The comparative somewhat mcreaseth or diminisheth its positive in ...
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By travel crown the arts , and learn abroad The gen'ral virtues , which the wise applaud ; To study nations , I advise betimes , And various kingdoms know , and various climes : Whatever worthy thy remark thou seest , With care remember ...
By travel crown the arts , and learn abroad The gen'ral virtues , which the wise applaud ; To study nations , I advise betimes , And various kingdoms know , and various climes : Whatever worthy thy remark thou seest , With care remember ...
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In all misfortures , this advantage lies , They make us humble , and they make us wise : Let's bear it calmly , though a grievous woe , And still adore the hand that gives the blow : And he that can acquire such virtue , gains An ample ...
In all misfortures , this advantage lies , They make us humble , and they make us wise : Let's bear it calmly , though a grievous woe , And still adore the hand that gives the blow : And he that can acquire such virtue , gains An ample ...
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accent adjectives begin bridge CHAP church comes consonants denotes derived divided doth educated educated hereafter fear field ford foregoing formed future tense give hand hast hath hear heart keep kind known land less LESSON letters ling Lord mark ment mind mood mouth ness Note nouns person Plur plural praise Present pronoun proper rain rule sentence serve short signifies Sing singular sion sometimes sounded substantive syllable TABLE tense thee thing thou tion tive true trust unto verb vowel wicked wise words worth
Bibliographic information
| Title | A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | S. Babcock, 1840 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2019 |
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