. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . GY. 105 CHAPTER VIII. OF PREPOSITIONS. Prepositions are, for the most part, put beforenouns and pronouns: as, out of the frying-paninto the fire. Two prepositions, with and without, are some-times (as we have been informed) used in the placeof substantives: as, cold without, warm with The preposition of is sometimes used as a partof speech of peculiar signification, and one to whichno name has as yet been apphed: as, What haveyou been doing of? At and up are not rarely used as verbs, but weshould scarcely hav
. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . GY. 105 CHAPTER VIII. OF PREPOSITIONS. Prepositions are, for the most part, put beforenouns and pronouns: as, out of the frying-paninto the fire. Two prepositions, with and without, are some-times (as we have been informed) used in the placeof substantives: as, cold without, warm with The preposition of is sometimes used as a partof speech of peculiar signification, and one to whichno name has as yet been apphed: as, What haveyou been doing of? At and up are not rarely used as verbs, but weshould scarcely have been justified in so classingthem by the authority of any polite writer; suchuse of them being confined to the vulgar: as, Now then. Bill, at him again. So she uppedwith her fists, and fetched him a whop. After is improperly pronounced arter, and against,agin : as, Hallo ! Jim, vot are you arter ? dontyou know that ere s agin the Law? 106 THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR. CHAPTER IX. OF CONJUNCTIONS. A Conjunction means literally, a union ormeeting together. An ill-assorted marriage is. A COMICAL COKJUNCTION. ETYMOLOGY. 107 But our conjunctions are used to connect wordsand sentences, and have nothing to do with thejoining of hands. They are chiefly of two sorts,the Copulative and Disjunctive. The Copulative Conjunction is employed forthe connection or continuation of a sentence: as, Jack and Gill went up the Hill, I will singa song if Gubbins will, A thirsty man is likea City Giant, because he is a Gog for drink. The Conjunction Disjunctive is used not onlyfor purposes of connection, but also to expressopposition of meaning in different degrees: as, Though Lord John is as cunning as a Fox, yetSir Robert is as deep as a Pitt. We pay lessfor our letters, hut shall have to pay more for ourpanes: they have lightened our postage, but theywill darken our rooms. Conjunctions are the hooks and eyes of Lan-guage, in which, as well as in dress, it is verypossible to make an awkward use of the
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