UNDER NOTE III.—OF VERBS MISAPPLIED.
"The parliament confiscated the property of all those who had borne arms against the king."—Hume cor. "The practice of confiscating ships that had been wrecked"'—Id. "The nearer his military successes brought him to the throne." Or: "The nearer, through his military successes, he approached the throne."—Id. "In the next example, 'you' represents 'ladies;' therefore it is plural."—Kirkham cor. "The first 'its' stands for 'vale;' the second 'its' represents 'stream'."— Id. "Pronouns do not always prevent the repetition of nouns."—Id. "Very is an adverb of degree; it relates to the adjective good"—Id. "You will please to commit to memory the following paragraph."—Id. "Even the Greek and Latin passive verbs form some of their tenses by means of auxiliaries."—L. Mur. cor. "The deponent verbs in Latin also employ auxiliaries to form several of their tenses."—Id. "I have no doubt he made as wise and true proverbs, as any body has made since."—Id. "Monotonous delivery assumes as many set forms, as ever Proteus did of fleeting shapes."—Kirkham cor. "When words in apposition are uttered in quick succession."—Nixon cor. "Where many such sentences occur in succession."—L. Mur. cor. "Wisdom leads us to speak and do what is most proper."—Blair and L. Murray cor.
"Jul. Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague? Rom. Neither, fair saint, if either thee displease." Or:— "Neither, fair saint, if either thou dislike."—Shak. cor.