Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-14

himself by placing his own name first: Tenth
section: the question occurs here also ne
question here is whether my 6 taoortfe authors,
who have so beautifully contributed towards
cuItivating my spacious mind, or my fellow CT
i-ens who have afforded me an opportunity 10
distinguish myself in my profession, should De
placed next in rank? And here il is worthy oil
remark, that there is one circumstance whlch
must have exerted great influence IN directing
the decision OF this question. MS circum-
stance is the more worthy OF remark, since 1t
goes far 10 sustain this coNNoIssEUR in his Just
pretentions to the MARVELLOUS. This gentleman,
who is considerably prone to work IN ad0ance,
casts his prophetic eve TO the 10th section:into
this he finds the relative, whom, falls. Courte-
sy. then, is GU, of the question; my fellow citi-
zens must submit to be placed after my Favor
ite authors" this arrangement VIII bring 'chom
and citizens together this contlgulty m'tsf clear
" show that ,chom cannot relate back TO myScy
and authorS:-l shall thence show In the con-
slruction what exists in fact, VIZ, that this loe
raj patronage has not emanated from mySey, ana
my favorte authors in connection win my lei
low citizens, but from the CITIZENS alone.-
Twelfth section: Wiom relates to mySey and at-
MOrs The sentence should be so constructed
as TO render citizens the only antecedent oil ,Chom
Thirteenth section: as this gentleman repre-
sents himself as being i lecturer for the public
at this time, the verb should have the present
tense; as, from whom q rece're very liberal pa
tronage) After having repeated this sentence,
which contains rising Of Is glarlng errors IN
grammar, shall give il partial correction.
& AS A PUBLIC LEoTuRER) q ON GRAMMAR
RI feel myself called upon a TO defend that
view) Is ofrr) e which,) e in MY LEcTuREs)
have so FREQUENTLY and so confidently ExHlBl-
TED;) e. THIS IS DuE) 70 TO MYSELF go TO MY
FAvoRIrE AurHoRs) / and to myfello,o c'tzens)
~ from WHOM haze received very liberal pa
tronage.')
PARTIALLY CORRECTED.
q feel myself called on) (as pu0hc lecl"rcr/
upon grammar Ito defend that view lot TINS
scence) (which, in this capacity l have so
often and confidently takew (thls Is mol only
due TO my fellow citizens Iron whom l
receive very liberal patronage BUT 10 my Ia
vorite aulhors) (and to myself
This period, however, can never be rendered
so correct as to make it good sentence: no
change which ii can undergo can prevent the
strong reference that this section, "h's IS due,
has to this, 81 feel myself called npon." The fact
is that every thing which is said is expressed
or strongly implied in the first clause: "As
pubHc lecturer on grammar, l feel myself called up,
on to dsfsadAat rie0 gift whieh, in my lectures /
have so frequently automatically erhibited'
Had Mr. Waugh left the sentence in this
state, it would be possible to correct it, Tor 1t
nigh, then be changed into good English thus:
ind as public lecturer upon grammar, lieel
mysefc allied on TO defend that view OF this science
which, in THIS CAPACITY, have so OFTEN and
confidently taken.
"H is clear TO me that Mr. BIS Grammar contains
rules at Uar ,ch tile true principles and most use
full as ,ceH as the beautiful idioms q our language!
permit shall devote my ensuing
vacation to the subject of grammatical criti-
cisms; and the public, if they please, may con-
slider me pledged to support what have sta
ted -!
NIB. In all the writings Of Mr. Waugh, which
have been pabished since he has undertaken
to teach in English grammar, there is not even
one correct sentence. This assertion shall be
sustained by showing the errors ofany sentence
of his which he or his friends may present.
JAMES BROWN.