 | Robert Lowth - English language - 1774 - 168 pages
...and conditions of the fentence. When the Qualities of different things are compared; the latter Noun is not governed by the Conjunction than, or as, -(for a Conjunction has. no Government of Cafes,) but agrees with the Verb, or is governed by the Verb, or the Prepoiition, expfeffed, or underftood.... | |
 | Robert Lowth - English language - 1791 - 192 pages
...or rather leave the Mode to be determined by the other circumftances and conditions of the fentence. When the Qualities of different things are compared ; the latter Noun, or Pronoun, is not Us'd to the yoke, dra<w'ft his triumphant wheels In progrcfs through the road of heav'n ftar-pav'd."'... | |
 | Robert Lowth - English language - 1794 - 198 pages
...rather leave the Mode to be determined by the other circumftances and conditioni of the fentence. . When the Qualities of different things are compared...latter Noun , or Pronoun , is not governed by the Conjucction than, or as , (for a Conjunction has no Government of Cafes , ) (i) In the following inftanees... | |
 | Thomas Coar - English language - 1796 - 286 pages
...more learned than her Jiftct ^ thou haft given to him more than to her, he loved him more than me. When the qualities of different things are compared, the latter noun or pronoun is governed by the verb, or the prepofition, either expreffed or underftood, and not by the conjunftion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...Which nobody presumes, or is so sanguine A tp hope." " I must, however, be so just A to own." RULE XX. When the qualities of different things are compared,...is not governed by the conjunction than or as, (for conjunctions have no. government of cases,) but argees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...their virtues remain to pofterity." It fliould be, " yet. it isjull that the memory," &c. RULE XX. When the qualities of different things are compared,...the latter noun or pronoun is not governed by the conjun&ion than or as, (for conjunctions have no government of cafes,) but agrees with the verb, or... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...pf their virtues remain to posterity." It should be, " yet it is just that the memory," &c. RULE XX. WHEN the qualities of different things are compared,...pronoun is not governed by the conjunction than or as, but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood: as,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 178 pages
...same risk as Italy had done. No errors are so trivia], but they' deserve to be corrected. RULE xx. When the qualities of different things are compared. the latter noun or pronoun is not governed ly the conjunction than or as, (for conjuciipny hate no government of cases,) ' but agrees with the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...so vice recedes ;" " He is healthy because he /.i temperate." When the qualities of different^hings are compared, the latter noun or pronoun is .not governed by the conjunction than or as, (for conjunctions have uğ PROSODY. 5Ji government of c*ses,) but agrees with the verb, or is governed by... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 118 pages
...Itcaufe he is temperate." RULE xx. When the qualities of 'different things are 56" ENGLISH GRAMMAR. compared, the latter noun or pronoun is not governed by the conjunction than or as, but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the prepofition, exprefled or underftood v... | |
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XX. When the qualities of different things are compared, the latter noun or pronoun is not governed by the conjunction than or as, but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood : as, " Thou art wiser... 
