An Analytical and Practical Grammar of the English Language

This work is prepared on a more extended plan than the 4P rinciples of English Grammar, and is intended to occupy a higher place in theS eries of Grammars, English, Latin, and Greek, on the same plan. Since that work was first published, a greater interest has been taken in the subject of education generally, than for a long period before. Differ ence of opinion, on various subjects, has led to discussion discussion to investigation and investigation to the discovery and establishment of truth. As a consequence of this, that which was sound and stable before has been confirmed many points that were doubtful have been settlednew and improved methods of investigating subjects, and of imparting instruction, have been adopted and the whole subject of education, in both theory and practice, has been advanced much beyond what it was at any former period. In this onward progress, the subject of English grammar has not been left behind. Teachers in both higher and lower seminaries, have given it their attention authorities have been compared original investigations have been made views have been interchanged, privately and through the press all resulting in the advancement of this branch of study. The subject of A nalysis, wholly omitted in the former work, is here introduced in its proper place, and to an extent in accordance with its importance. Many questions on disputed points have been examined with much care; and something, it is hoped, has been done to contribute to their settlement: and when this required more space than was proper to be taken up in the body of the work, the discussion has been thrown into the A ppendix. A much greater variety of exercises has been introduced at every step, with directions for the manner of using them. To every part of speech, an oral exercise, of the inductive kind, has- been annexed as a specimen of the way in which the mi
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