"TENSES are certain modifications of the verb which point out the distinctions of time."—Bullions, E. Gram., p. 38; Pract. Les., p. 44. "Calm was the day and the scene delightful."—Id. E. Gr., p. 80. "The capital letters used by the Romans to denote numbers, were C. I. L. V. X. which are therefore called Numeral Letters. I, denotes one; V, five: X, ten; L, fifty; and C, a hundred."—Id., Lat. Gram., p. 56. "'I shall have written;' viz, at or before some future time or event."—Id., ib., p. 89. "In Latin words the liquids are l and r only. In Greek words l, r, m, n."—Id., ib., p. 277. "Each legion was divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries."—Id., ib., p. 300. "Of the Roman literature previous to A. U. 514 scarcely a vestige remains."—Id., ib., p. 312.
"And that, which He delights in must be happy.
But when!—or where!—This world was made for Cæsar."
—Burgh's Sp., p. 122.
"And that which he delights in must be happy.
But when, or where? This world was made for Cæsar."
—Enfield's Sp., p. 321.
"Look next on greatness. Say, where greatness lies?
Where but among the heroes and the wise."
—Burgh's Sp., p. 91.
"Look next on greatness! say where greatness lies.
Where, but among the heroes and the wise?"
—Essay on Man, p. 51.
"Look next on Greatness; say where Greatness lies:
Where, but among the Heroes and the Wise?"
—Brit. Poets, vi, 380.
SECTION VII—THE ECPHONEME.
The Ecphoneme, or Note of Exclamation, is used to denote a pause with some strong emotion of admiration, joy, grief, or other feeling; and, as a sign of great wonder, it is sometimes, though not very elegantly, repeated: as, "Grammatical consistency!!! What a gem!"—Peirce's Gram., p. 352.
RULE I.—INTERJECTIONS, &c.
Emphatic interjections, and other expressions of great emotion, are generally followed by the note of exclamation; as, "Hold! hold! Is the devil in you? Oh! I am bruised all over."—MOLIERE: Burgh's Speaker, p. 250.