am's Gram._, p. 118. (24.) "A
Conjunction is a Part of Speech which joins Sentences together, and shews
the Manner of their Dependance upon one another."--_British Gram._, p. 163;
_Buchanan's_, p. 64; _E. Devis's_. 103. (25.) "A preposition is a part of
Speech used to show the relation between other words."--_Gilbert's Gram._,
p. 20. (26.) "A Preposition is a part of speech which serves to connect
words and show the relation between them."--_Frost's El. of Gram._, p. 42.
(27.) "A _preposition_ is a part of speech used to connect words and show
their relation."--_Weld's Gram._, p. 51; _Abridg_. 47. (28.) "A preposition
is that part of speech which shows the position of persons or things, or
the relation that one noun or pronoun bears toward another."--_Blair's
Gram._, p. 40. (29.) "A Preposition is a Part of Speech, which being added
to any other Parts of Speech serves to shew their State, Relation or
Reference to each other."--_British Gram._, p. 165; _Buchanan's_, p. 65.
(30.) "An interjection is a part of speech used to express sudden passion
or emotion."--_Gilbert's Gram._, p. 20. (31.) "An interjection is a part of
speech used in giving utterance to some sudden feeling or emotion."--
_Weld's Gram._, pp. 49 and 51; _Abridg._, 44 and 47. (32.) "An Interjection
is that part of speech which denotes any sudden affection or emotion of the
mind."--_Blair's Gram._, p. 42. (33) "An Interjection is a Part of Speech
thrown into discourse, and denotes some sudden Passion or Emotion of the
Soul."--_British Gram._, p. 172; _Buchanan's_, p. 67.

(34.) "A scene might tempt some peaceful sage
To rear him a lone hermitage."
--_Union Poems_, p. 89.

(35.) "Not all the storms that shake the pole
Can e'er disturb thy halcyon soul,
And smooth th' unaltered brow."
--_Day's Gram._, p. 78; _E. Reader_, 230.

LESSON II.--NOUNS. "The thrones of every monarchy felt the
shock."--_Frelinghuysen_.

[FORMULE.--Not proper, because the plural noun _thrones_ has not a clear
and regular construction, adapted to the author's meaning. But, according
to the General Rule of Syntax, "In the formation of sentences the
consistency and adaptation of all the words should be carefully observed;
and a regular, clear, and correspondent construction should be preserved
throughout." The sentence may be corrected thus: "The _throne_ of every
monarchy felt the shock."]

"These principles ought to be deeply impressed upon