 | George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 462 pages
...analogical expression. Expected to have found him, is irreconcileable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...present and not the perfect of the infinitive. Every body would perceive an error in this expression : " It is long since I commanded " him to have done... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...find him." " Expected to have found him," is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention or...infinitive. Every person would perceive an error in this expression : " It is long since I commanded him to har,e done it :" Yet " expected to have found"... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 692 pages
...written, " " I wished to have' written," &c. which are in pointed contradiction to his own remark, that, "all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention,...the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive." I am, Sir, yours, Sec. J. GRANT; r Crouch End, June 2, 1807. - . . ' . . i To the Editor of the Atlien&um.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention or command, must invariably tie followed by the present, and not the perfect of the...infinitive. Every person would perceive an error in this exprfssion : " It is long since I commanded him to have done 't :-,- Yet " expected to have found"... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...shall produce some rules on the subject, which, we presume, will be found perspicuous and accurate. " All verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive." " The last week I intended to have written" is a very common phrase ; the infinitive being in the past... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 346 pages
...to find him." "Expected to have found him," is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...the infinitive. Every person would perceive an error An this expression ; " It is long since I commanded him to have done it:" Yet " expected to have found^"... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...find him." " Expected to have found him," is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...invariably be followed by the present, and not the perfect o£ the infinitive. Every person would perceive an error iu this expression ; "It is long since I commanded... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 352 pages
...find him." " Expected to have found him," is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...invariably be followed by the present, and not the pertect of the infinitive. Every person would perceive- an error in this expression ; " It is long... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 352 pages
...to,find him." " Expected to havefound}\im" is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...followed by the present, and not the perfect of the \nnnitive. Every person would perceive an error in -this expression ; " It is long since I commanded... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 292 pages
...and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or command, must invaiiably be followed by the present, and not the perfect of...infinitive. Every person would perceive an error in this expression : " It it long since I commanded him to have done it:" Yet "expected to have found,"... | |
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Expected to have found him," is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or command, must invariably be followed by the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive. Every person would perceive... 
