He did his best; he worked according to his lights—which is all one can reasonably expect. Art not thou that Egyptian which before these days madest an uproar? Art thou he that troubleth Israel? I am the man who did the deed. They are the persons who are responsible. They, who are responsible, are the persons whom you ought to punish. All men hate whom they fear. Ye who weep and ye who pray Ere the red light fades away.-Hemans. Who cannot stay, must away. Tremble, thou wretch, That hast within thee undivulged crimes, 202. GOVERNMENT. RULE I. The Noun or Pronoun, which stands for the person or thing addressed, is put in the nominative case; as Note. Charge, Chester, charge! On, Stanley, on This is often termed the Nominative of Address, and must be carefully distinguished from the nominative as subject. It is the same case as the Latin vocative, and is sometimes called the vocative in English. EXERCISE LXVII. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: My lords, I am amazed at his Grace's speech. Ye good men of the Commons, make a circle round me, and mark my tale with care. Do you hear the children weeping, O my brothers ? Ho! strike the flagstaff deep, Sir knight! ho! scatter flowers, fair maids! Ho, gunners! fire a loud salute! ho! gallants draw your blades! Thou, sun, shine on her joyously! ye breezes! waft her wide! Our glorious semper eadem! the banner of our pride! Macaulay. "Trim!" said my uncle Toby: Trim came in front of his master. "Corporal!" said my uncle; the corporal made his bow. Sing for joy, ye mountains. Clap your hands, all ye trees of the forest. Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Blow, blow, thou winter wind, As man's ingratitude.-Shakespeare. RULE II. When a Noun and a Participle come together, having no grammatical connection with the rest of the sentence, the noun is said to be in the nominative absolute case : as The sun having risen, the mist disappeared. Note. The mere combination of a noun and a participle will not constitute a Nominative Absolute, e.g., The sun having risen scattered the mist. Here there are a noun and a participle, but the noun is the subject to scattered, and, therefore, not the nominative absolute. There can be no nominative absolute, unless the noun and the participle are independent in construction of any other word in the sentence. In Latin, the ablative is the absolute case; in Greek, the genitive. EXERCISE LXVIII. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: The wind having fallen, the vessels proceeded to sea. They being absent, it is impossible to settle the question. The service done, the mourners stood apart. Parliament having been prorogued, the ministers betook themselves to the country. I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return and die at home at last.-Goldsmith. The superior fiend Was moving toward the shore; his ponderous shield, Behind him cast. -Milton. Then I shall be no more, And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her rejoicing—I extinct.—Milton. RULE III.-When two Nouns come together, signifying different things, the first is put in the possessive case; as The girl's hat was blown into the sea. Notes.-(a). The possessive case is rarely used, except when the noun denotes a living thing, or is partially personified. (b). When the noun following the possessive case begins with s, the s of the possessive case is frequently omitted, for the sake of euphony: e.g., for conscience' sake. (c). The possessive appears occasionally to be used elliptically; as, meet me at Stewart and Macdonald's; but in all such cases some noun is understood. EXERCISE LXIX. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: John's book was greatly injured. The boy's head was severely crushed. Milton's poems are greatly admired. Asa's heart was not perfect before the Lord. Moses' rod was stretched over the land. If ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye. He promised to meet me at St. Paul's. We bought a picce of lace at the haberdasher's. Have you read many of Byron's and Scott's poems? Render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Oh, Sir! the good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer's dust RULE IV. Transitive Verbs and Prepositions govern Nouns and Pronouns in the objective case; as— He raised his hand and struck him. He placed the book on the table. EXERCISE LXX. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: John tossed the letter into the fire. The strong breeze carried the ships quickly to sea. John carried his little brother in his arms, and laid him in his seat by the sea-shore. The hat becomes the girl. The girl becomes a woman. I saw a butterfly alight on the rose bush, The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven, The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen RULE V.-Verbs signifying to allow, ask, deny, fine, send, teach, tell, pay, promise, beg, forgive, banish, forbid, etc., take after them two objects, the first of a person, the second of a thing; as— He taught the class grammar. He promised him a hundred pounds. Note. In this second example, him is in reality the indirect object, and in analysis would be treated as such. But, in parsing, it would be the simple objective, governed by to understood. EXERCISE LXXI. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules He promised the fisherman ten pounds for the use of his boat. I have told you the whole truth. Who offered him the crown? I tell you that which you yourselves do know : I did send To you for gold (to pay my legions) Which you denied me.-Shakespeare. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Ask me ever so much dowry, and I will give it thee. He took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest. We banish you our territories. Teach me thy statutes. The father allowed his son a fixed yearly sum for his maintenance. Give me my robe, put on my crown: I have Draw thy sword; That if my speech offend a noble heart, Thy arm may do thee justice.-Shakespeare. RULE VI. Those verbs, which in the Active Voice take after them two objectives, are followed by one objective in the passive voice; as— The crown was offered him thrice. EXERCISE LXXII. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: All are taught an avarice of praise. The class was taught singing. A great reward was offered the prisoner to betray his accomplices. This simple request was denied him. commensurate with his services, was paid the spy. don was promised the man who should reveal the plot. dead were refused Christian burial. A reward A free par My parks, my walks, my manors that I had The |