Why We Punctuate: Or, Reason Versus Rule in the Use of MarksLancet publishing Company, 1916 - 224 pagina's |
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Why We Punctuate, Or, Reason Vs. Rule in the Use of Marks William Livingston Klein Volledige weergave - 1897 |
Why We Punctuate, Or, Reason Vs. Rule in the Use of Marks William Livingston Klein Volledige weergave - 1897 |
Why We Punctuate: Or, Reason Versus Rule in the Use of Marks William Livingston Klein Volledige weergave - 1916 |
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abbreviations absence adjective apposition Atlantic Monthly called capital CHAPTER clauses clearly close punctuation colon comma compound words conjunction convey coördinate determine differentiation discussion ellipsis enclosed end-mark explanatory expressed follow the colon following sentence give group of words hyphen Ian Maclaren illustrative sentences imaum pray indicated inserted John Smith language list of compound LOUISE BROWN mark of punctuation marks of parenthesis marks of quotation mode of punctuation modifier Mogul Empire neighbors have suffered noun omission omitted open punctuator paragraph form parentheses or brackets period precedes printed proper mark purely parenthetical quotation-marks quoted matter reader readily reading real meaning reason reference Roman numerals rule second group semicolon sense relations Sentence 1-1 slightly parenthetical stands style of punctuation Teall tence tion tree unmis unmistakable usage Vinne W. D. Whitney Wilson's woods word or group writers on punctuation wrong grouping
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Pagina 59 - The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus ; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain : But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
Pagina 211 - India and its inhabitants were not to him, as to most Englishmen, mere names and abstractions, but a real country and a real people.
Pagina 17 - Her freedom and her power have, for more than twenty centuries, been annihilated ; her people have degenerated into timid slaves ; her language, into a barbarous jargon ; her temples have been given up to the successive depredations of Romans, Turks, and Scotchmen : but her intellectual empire is imperishable.
Pagina 212 - ... prays with his face to Mecca, the drums, a.nd banners, and gaudy idols, the devotee swinging in the air, the graceful maiden, with the pitcher on her head, descending the steps to the river-side, the black faces, the long beards, the yellow streaks of sect, the turbans and the flowing robes, the spears and the silver maces, the elephants with their canopies of state, the gorgeous palanquin of the prince, and the close litter of the noble lady, all these things were to him as the objects amidst...
Pagina 130 - ... images in so clear a light, that it is impossible to be blind to them. The works of Milton cannot be comprehended or enjoyed, unless the mind of the reader co-operate with that of the writer. He does not paint a finished picture, or play . for a mere passive listener. He sketches, and leaves others 'to fill up the outline. He strikes the key-note, and expects his hearer to make out the melody.
Pagina 68 - Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake. For, for this cause pay ye tribute also : for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all, their dues : tribute, to whom tribute is due ; custom, to whom custom ; fear, to whom fear; honor, to whom honor.
Pagina 209 - T'HE Lord my shepherd is; *- I shall be well supplied : Since He is mine, and I am His, What can I want beside? 2 He leads me to the place * Where heavenly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim ; And guides me in His own right way, For His most holy name. 4 While He affords His aid, I cannot yield to fear...
Pagina 143 - Measure as we may the progress of the world — materially, in the advantages of steam, electricity, and other mechanical appliances; sociologically, in the great improvement in the conditions of life; intellectually, in the diffusion of education; morally, in a possibly higher standard of ethics — there is no one measure which can compare with the decrease of physical suffering in man, woman and child when stricken by disease or accident.
Pagina 47 - AnCHiTECTtrBE is the art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by man, for whatsoever uses, that the sight of them may contribute to his mental health, power, and pleasure.
Pagina xv - Always read the preface to a book. It places you on vantage ground, and enables you to survey more completely the book itself. You frequently also discover the character of the author from the preface. You see his aims, perhaps his prejudices. You see the point of view from which he takes his pictures, the rocks and impediments which he himself beholds, and you steer accordingly. . . . Understand every word you read; if possible, every allusion of the author — if practicable, while you are reading;...