| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - English language - 1841 - 204 pages
...the usefulness of the preceding observations. x " Which rule, if it had been observed, a neighboring prince would have wanted a great deal of that incense which hath been offered up to him." The pronoun it is here the nominative case to the verb obs'.n-ed ; and irAit/i rafe is left by itself,... | |
| Hugh Doherty - English language - 1841 - 254 pages
...him to be corrupt, and had great abilities to manage the business,"— and who had great abilities. " Which rule, if it had been observed, a neighbouring prince would have wanlcd a great deal of that incense which hath been offered up to him." If this rule had been observed,... | |
| Richard Hiley - English language - 1846 - 330 pages
...habits, orders, motions, sounds, does this single word contain !" VIOLATION OF THIS RULE.—" This rule, if it had been observed, a neighbouring prince...of that incense which hath been offered up to him;" here rule is a nominative case without a verb; the pronoun it should therefore be expunged, and the... | |
| Lindley Murray, Allen Fisk - 1846 - 180 pages
...the usefulness of the preceding observation. ' WHiich rule, if it had been observed, a neighboring prince would have wanted a great deal of that incense which hath been offered up to him.' The pronoun it, is here the nominative case to the verb ' observed ;' and which rule, is left by itself,... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1853 - 250 pages
...The hoy is good." c. Violation of the Note — " This rule, if it had heen ohserved, a neighhouring prince would have wanted a great deal of that incense which hath heen offered up to him ; " here, rule is a nominative withont a verh ; the,pronoun it should he expunged,... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1853 - 310 pages
...word contain !" (/. VIOLATION OF THIS RULE — " This rule, if it had h,*en ohserved, a neighhouring prince would have wanted a great deal of that incense which hath heen offered up to him ;" here rule is a nominative case without a verh ; the pronoun ft should therefore... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - English language - 1857 - 200 pages
...preceding observations. " Which rule, if it had been observed, a neighboring prince would have s•anted a great deal of that incense which hath been offered up to him." The pronoun и is here the nominative case to the verb observed ; and vilw-h rule it Itft by itself,... | |
| William Lennie - English language - 1863 - 150 pages
...however disagreeable, they often improve us. Simple and innocent pleasures, they alone are durable. Which rule, } if it had been observed, a neighbouring...would have wanted a great deal of that incense which has been offered up to him. * Rule. — When n pronoun refers to tiro trorcls of different persons,... | |
| John Seely Hart - English language - 1864 - 220 pages
...disagreeable, they often improve us. 294. Simple and innocent pleasures, they alone are durable. 295. Which rule, if it had been observed, a neighbouring...would have wanted a great deal of that incense which has been offered up to him. 296. Man, though he has great variety of thoughts, and such, from which... | |
| Eduard Adolf Ferdinand Maetzner - English language - 1864 - 522 pages
...gentle creditors, lose (SHAKSP., II Henry IV. 5. Epilogue.); ebgleidj ciljnlidje @afce, j. 33. Waieh rule, if it had been observed, a neighbouring prince...would have wanted a great deal of that incense which has been offered up to him (ÜAZLITT, Gr. Lond. 1810 p. 111.), oon ©rammatifent »ertoovfen »erben.... | |
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