An Essay on PunctuationJ. Walter, 1785 - 177 pages |
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... most of them are carelessly and irregularly pointed ; and many pauses are neceffary in reading , where no point is in- ferted by the printer . " Some imagine , that punctuation is an ar- bitrary invention , depending on fancy and ...
... most of them are carelessly and irregularly pointed ; and many pauses are neceffary in reading , where no point is in- ferted by the printer . " Some imagine , that punctuation is an ar- bitrary invention , depending on fancy and ...
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... most ancient date , are written in capitals , without any distances between the words , with- out any accents , and , for the most part , with- out points . In some inscriptions and manuscripts , all the words are separated by dots or ...
... most ancient date , are written in capitals , without any distances between the words , with- out any accents , and , for the most part , with- out points . In some inscriptions and manuscripts , all the words are separated by dots or ...
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Joseph Robertson. 380 years before the Chriftian æra . But it is most probable , that by periods and colons , Sui- das only means , the compofition of fuch fen- tences , and members of sentences , as Demetrius Phalereus , Dionyfius of ...
Joseph Robertson. 380 years before the Chriftian æra . But it is most probable , that by periods and colons , Sui- das only means , the compofition of fuch fen- tences , and members of sentences , as Demetrius Phalereus , Dionyfius of ...
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... MOST romances are miserable rhapsodies , or dangerous incentives . Milton too frequently uses technical words , or terms of art , The coarseft picture will affect the mind of a peasant , or even a Hottentot . 5. When the latter part of ...
... MOST romances are miserable rhapsodies , or dangerous incentives . Milton too frequently uses technical words , or terms of art , The coarseft picture will affect the mind of a peasant , or even a Hottentot . 5. When the latter part of ...
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... most fenfible , the most affecting , and the most lasting . In the first sentence a comma is admitted before the conjunction and ; because intrepid is not more particularly connected with cautious , than with wife or eloquent . C 4 15 ...
... most fenfible , the most affecting , and the most lasting . In the first sentence a comma is admitted before the conjunction and ; because intrepid is not more particularly connected with cautious , than with wife or eloquent . C 4 15 ...
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Abbreviations accent acute accent Æneid Aldus Manutius ancient atque becauſe caſe Cedilla CHAP Chrift claufe clauſe colon comma compounded fentence confifted conftruction conjunction connected defires Demetrius Phalereus denarius diftinction diſtinguiſhed divifion edit Effay Epicurus Epift EXAMPLES expreffed expreffion faid fame fays fecond feems femicolon fenfe fentence fentiment feparated fhort fignifies fimple firſt flouriſh fome ftar fublime fuch fufficient fyftem fyllable Græca Græcis grammarians Greek Greek language himſelf Ibid inferted interrogation itſelf Latin leaſt lefs letters Loft manuſcripts MONTF moſt muſt nature neceffary nominative cafe note of exclamation noun obferved Obolus Odyf omitted paffage Palæog parentheſis paufe pauſe perfon period placed pleaſure PLIN POPE Præf profe punctuation quæ queſtion Quintilian racter Roman ſeems ſeparated ſhort ſhould ſmall ſome ſpeaking Spect SUIDAS tences thefe theſe thoſe thou thouſand tion univerſe uſed uſually Varro verb Vide virtue wiſdom words writers XENOPH
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