This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 Excerpt: ... 3. Your Affairs are so distracted, that, as you write, they have neither Head nor Feet. 4. Nothing is so convenient for Adversity, or Prosperity, as Friendship. 5. Young Men fall into Diseases more readily than old Men. 6. He deuie&any Man to be wise, unless the good Man. 7. J will learn and study to do whatever my Master commandeth. 8. You will find no part of the Commonwealth which is not broken or weakened by Bribery or Self-interest. 9. This Weather is quite agreeable, it neither freezes nor thaws. Nisi varise constructionis ratio, &c. Sometimes the Sense of the Construction requires the Nouns to be put in different Cases and Numbers, and the Verbs in different Moods and Tenses. 1. The Roman Youth studied either at Rome or Athens. 2. I yesterday bought a Horse for fifteen Pounds and more. 3. Drunkards are to be accused not only of Prodigality, or of Folly, but of both. 4. Honesty is frequently praised, and at the same Time starves. 5. Corn was sold dear last Week, and will be sold dearer the next if the Drought continues. 2udm saepe intelligitur post, &c. The Conjunction quam than, is often understood after amplius, or plus, more; also after minus, less: and the Substantive that follows is put in the Accusative Case. 1. At that Day more than two thousand were slain, nor less than four thousand were my Prisoners. 2. My Brother staid in the Country above (more than) five Weeks, before he returned to School. Ne, an, num, dubitative, &c. The Conjunctions, ne, an, num, whether being put doubtfully or indefinitely, require the Subjunctive Mood after them. 1. Some Men doubt, whether it be honest or base, to put off bad Money received. 2. I know not whether I ought to brag of these Things or not. 3. I went yesterday to Oxford, to see whether my Friend had retu...