Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-07-19
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title ola duniccims volume Of two hund rcd aud
ODD pages, handed Us some days since BY tue au,hor
f. HildreIh, esq ofihs city. After our frs, glance
over ~. believing that it possessed. a., work on
language. uncommon merit. we determined on Civ.
ing It q thorough examination andreview. We faI
however. TO do the work Justice. in n review. we would
be compelled To devote more space TO il ,hon is
Iroper an = Newspaper criicIe. We. ,hereC,re.
abandon our n,tes md merely call The attention Of
cur readers 10 the work itself leaving Ih.m1 their
own powers Of criticism. This work is intended
20 give 'he reader or student a knowledge OF Ian.
Rnoge irom its first principles Ia lie pressn, dlFl,e
state and is presented IN The form oflec;gre, m.
first lonrof which treat OF A articulation. Fcon,ry nj
Vision. Relations OF Words, Structure Of S,n,.nc-,
&c. Five. six and seven embrace. as we ,o,r.,y.
the whole science Of graInmcr ne generally p,Js,
stood while the last long chapter on logic I, orsren,
rolue either TO the student or general feoJ,,
To comprehension Of our language anI 4 cor.
Te'i "r'Ing OF ~ hederivaiion OF worls is essen.
'al. The Language is mostly made up from the l.,
tn Greek md Hebrew, and m the NJ, o., i,
word. ia,e knowledge Of The sgniicauon. its I'm,
aaiiCn, m ,hose of!snguayrs, is essential rr,o
stand TO which Fhr author has attained "A ,I,r,.,
'enuefs his prodncion 10 The mere English scholar
OF vast importance. Having aband med opr p,,os
we se!sci &C random from his romark. and comment
'hem Tor consideration, To the render lie ,,v.
Wv, with rcgrri 10 m. m,ki,u o,ba, 49,.
'foerh verbs. there are FIVE modes. IN vb;.b IN.
done Two from he Geek. two from The lat, a.
ohe ~ purely English. One Of The 'v,, r., -
Dfeeh' - aprsiv. and the other is n apGTr. w =
U'tM' ~ ana IN beng p~rsfK,s; rs IA the verb ,,,.
~ 'Dm"s nom able and the Greek preposilion On
INC 'efb empower y frrm The noun po.,.r o,J ~.
re"e On made On. MoSdiizs is from moral al h.
O'eek Vorb 'So eignifrirg. IL take. Fysry go
10 hnglsh' which ends m ~. is from Tho f,,;,
ha''ns t's L1finJacio or e, tnrned mo m nLi.h
a'so means to make. Those fran The Latin s,n,,ss
; n'Fe already noticed. The English mode : b,I
OF prehii ing the verb BE- before verb, AMI ,,orn.
hec"Ho' befrend, belroih, &c.
This paragraph is certainly Of gre,, cain. n a..
"e'e English scholar. and though many have doubt.
VS. seen me iaeis here spoken Of. none 10 our Know.
ledge have before presented them in The same lirb,
70 the public. The student OF grammar will fnJ
7SoTeihing not set down 10 Marray in ,he G,lI,v,r,
ssa,ence
0U Whete here j. more Than one single p,r.
oacn separate purpose must be accomplish.5
Wy 'he proper verb in us own infected o,d ,Icfo;,,
~ = Illustrated in the following example. he
$3.50 ue'e"us' md secures his c1uutry's
freedom. Here are three distinct poipts NJ ,,tso
iion' or separate objects Of action. pert,i,ip, o, r.a
uou'' eaoh verb p~erfnrming a foil and entirs ngr
P'9o y iEei. But n freedom - made The m.,,s
'ntohgh winch something else is IN be the 6n.I 70.
- u me above verb will assume is parti-
,Ip''I 'o'n', mus; Having watched. defended. and
tecuren his country's freedom. he soil, -
'aie respect mI fIendsbin NJ he, .ncna.' TL
"e' ihese iOrms of the verb have received Al.
"''"" o. pariciple, from their actunI IN rt,o;n,tio, =,
me production Of some single and definite rc.,,,
~" ho' from any reference 10 Oiher paris orspeerh "
Familiar as we ars with the mode Of ernressi,n
Hu'eu'ed below we would dispute the aurbo,.
correctness were no, our estimate Of his kn,uIedg.
10 high IS 10 bind as L, take for eron,.5 10, -,
~ ssys - correct, and proved by the co,tert
"tn E.nglish The eoHooajoa Of word. m , s.,,.,.o
$50 primary impnrtance; and IL may be s,iJ u, con.
si'nie %sententsl p~rspicuity. inasm1rb a. lie d.r,-
I've hho rue meaning Of n sentence yery much -
pch1s pPon a. The following - n ye-v ,,l,,bl.
Srfo'' Nhirh modern writers ore go,liy ~ !, a..
uNe olthe appsllaiivs word MIS- For er,n,'.
~ ""ses Barng. meaning two females II his
name. u y Ike saying. the peastoIe ic,t.,5 ~
the P~ea-poiesi or sea-. uauc. instead a. 10 -.
,WaYes." ~ "' mo sea
The Glowing iss specimen Of useful ip.trg,rs,
70 every Writer CT Speaker. and should be born in
mind by oil.
Ihefei0re' Wbofher yan sneak or write. lotv,,g
'u'9sei bs somo definite uhals. with rsr,ri
.uDoisisons or particular paris Hsurs then
-, 'e'' mat ptrpicuty is naturally divided
ueparmenis. VIZ. suhicct psrsniclity
- .the..'a' persPicuity; and fret. nf nerspicpi of
SuoJeoL Begin with she discrs,,,, n 80, .,t,
Thene nalufs'o 'he aflsan began o. he rrn,t,,
70 yon ore treating On he ply sssIorv or s-,.,.. r.
:" DOT lyon are discn-sing only rs sr,s,o,t c,n
so appeaance. begin with the m,st r-.-,,.a,
Nti' Or features 81 o., and bilov the rsrri,, ..4..
ahu snccession. which bird he sevsui p,r. .,,.
80 Whole Ior stTmD'e. f fhaf Of ~ a1f--l. 10,
ths hgure cod ere q % Gut he riven-nerl. H..
head. bo8g. limbs. anf sSirc uiiss. This r,osrfuie,
yespicuiiy n suhiscf The nent - centennial nsr.
sPtoriy ~ cls7me~ n oppression. THIS rmbrer.
ne choice oiappr9rrsio words. md frrrsnf~nI,i
efraHgsmani o~ccoIiing 70 ho.fmut1al reliuon ae3
depeudsnroa'
We have not been able IN Do sry ri,r liz.
JusI = 10 .be work under consiS GRAFTON b, on, 90
'eeN'ns'hu' We believe We have given Our readers
. iaHo Of Be- h-' sill induce Them o., eek The
whole o. hs"t rs.suis W. is Instruction.