The French having occupied Portugal, a British squadron, under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, sailed for Madeira.
I believed, and therefore I spoke.
The question is, Can it be performed?
My son, give me thy heart.
The Armada being thus happily defeated, the nation resounded with shouts of joy.
Be assured, then, that order, frugality, and economy, are the necessary supporters of every personal and private virtue.
Virtue is the highest proof of a superior understanding, and the only basis of greatness.[{58}]
When a preposition assumes the character of an adverb, a comma should follow it, to avoid awkwardness or ambiguity: ‘In the valley below, the villages looked very small.’
The Semicolon.
Instances in which the semicolon is appropriate: