een any one who through the whole
course of their lives will say, that they have kept themselves undefiled
with the least spot or stain of sin."--_Witsius_. "If acting conformably to
the will of our Creator;--if promoting the welfare of mankind around
us;--if securing our own happiness;--are objects of the highest
moment:--then we are loudly called upon to cultivate and extend the great
interests of religion and virtue"--_Murray's Gram._, i, 278; _Comly's_,
163; _Ingersoll's_, 291. "By the verb being in the plural number, it is
supposed that it has a plural nominative, which is not the case. The only
nominative to the verb, is, _the officer_: the expression _his guard_, are
in the objective case, governed by the preposition _with_; and they cannot
consequently form the nominative, or any part of it. The prominent subject,
and the true nominative of the verb, and to which the verb peculiarly
refers, is _the officer_."--_Murray's Parsing_, Cr. 8vo, ii, 22. "This is
another use, that, in my opinion, contributes rather to make a man learned
than wise; and is neither capable of pleasing the understanding, or
imagination."--ADDISON: _Churchill's Gram._, p. 353. "The work is a dull
performance; and is capable of pleasing neither the understanding, nor the
imagination."--_Murray's Key_, ii, 210. "I would recommend the Elements of
English Grammar, by Mr. Frost. Its plan is after Murray, but his
definitions and language is simplified as far as the nature of the subject
will admit, to meet the understanding of children. It also embraces more
copious examples and exercises in Parsing than is usual in elementary
treatises."--_Hall's Lectures on School-Keeping_, 1st Ed., p. 37. "More
rain falls in the first two summer months, than in the first two winter
ones: but it makes a much greater show upon the earth, in these than in
those; because there is a much slower evaporation."--_Murray's Key_, ii,
189. See _Priestley's Gram._, p. 90. "They often contribute also to the
rendering some persons prosperous though wicked: and, which is still worse,
to the rewarding some actions though vicious, and punishing other actions
though virtuous."--_Butler's Analogy_, p. 92. "From hence, to such a man,
arises naturally a secret satisfaction and sense of security, and implicit
hope of somewhat further."--_Ib._, p. 93. "So much for the third and last
cause of illusion that was taken notice of, arising from the abuse of very
general and abstract terms, wh