A Short Introduction to English Grammar: with Critical Notes. A New Edition, Corrected. [By Robert Lowth.]J. Dodsley; T. Cadell, 1771 - 172 pages |
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Addifon Adjective Adverb alfo alſo antient Article Atterbury Auxiliary Auxiliary Verb becauſe Bentley beſt Compariſon confonant conftruction Conjunction defign difcourfe diftinction diphthong Dryden Effay English English Language examples expreffed expreffion faid fame fecond feems fenfe feveral fhall fhew fhort fignification firft firſt fitten fome fometimes ftand ftill ftyle fubject fuch fyllable Gender governed Grammar hath himſelf Ibid improperly Indicative Mode Infinitive Mode inftances inftead Irregular itſelf laft Language Letter likewife manner Milton miſtake moft moſt muſt Nominative Cafe Noun obferved obfolete Objective Cafe occafion paffion Paffive Paft Participle paufe Phalaris Phrafe Phraſe Plural Number Poffeffive Cafe Pope Prefent Prepofition Pronoun purpoſes reafon refpect reft Saxon ſeems Sentence Serm Shakeſpear ſhould Spect ſpoken Subft Subftantive Subjunctive Mode Swift tence thee thefe themſelves theſe thing third Perfon Singular thofe thoſe Thou tive unto uſed Verb Active Verb Neuter vowel whofe words