The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference, Vol. 2: Containing a Compendious English Grammar (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Maunder, Samuel

 
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Dr. Priestley, who acknowledges his obligations to Johnson, and also to Lowth, (whose work he says was published subsequently to his own.) thought it premature to attempt an English grammar, and contented himself with publishing a few brief Rudiments, with Notes and Observations for the use of those who have made some proddeney alleging that, when, by this means, the language shall be written with sufficient uniformity, we mayhopeto see acornplete grammarofit. Atprm,aisbynemrspsforsum. M - Frej to Grom p. Xvi.

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Dr. Priestley, who acknowledges his obligations to Johnson, and also to Lowth, (whose work he says was published subsequently to his own.) thought it premature to attempt an English grammar, and contented himself with publishing a few brief Rudiments, with Notes and Observations for the use of those who have made some proddeney alleging that, when, by this means, the language shall be written with sufficient uniformity, we mayhopeto see acornplete grammarofit. Atprm,aisbynemrspsforsum. M - Frej to Grom p. Xvi.

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Excerpt from The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference, Vol. 2: Containing a Compendious English Grammar

Dr. W, who acquired great celebrity. As a teacher, poet, philosopher. And logician, was an excellent writer. And well skilled in grammar; but he treated the subject only in critical essays, and not in any distinct work adapted to general use. Wand We confined themselves chiefly to orthography and pronunciation. Durand Campbell wrote on rhetorick, and not on the elementary parts of grammar. Of Dr. Guam treatise. Nothing can herehesaidil'omanypersonalknowledge.

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