. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . ALL FOR LOVE. Protestations, declarations, entreaties, and ado-rations, proclaim a swain to be simply tender; butexpiration (for love) proves him to be decidedlysoft. A man who turns lover becomes a protest-axxi;and his conduct at the same time generally under-goes a reformation, especially if he has previouslybeen a rake. Q 170 THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR. The zeal, however, of a reformed rake, like thatof Jack in Dean Swifts Tale of a Tub, is some-times apt to outrun his When the same word, hemfi
. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . ALL FOR LOVE. Protestations, declarations, entreaties, and ado-rations, proclaim a swain to be simply tender; butexpiration (for love) proves him to be decidedlysoft. A man who turns lover becomes a protest-axxi;and his conduct at the same time generally under-goes a reformation, especially if he has previouslybeen a rake. Q 170 THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR. The zeal, however, of a reformed rake, like thatof Jack in Dean Swifts Tale of a Tub, is some-times apt to outrun his When the same word, hemfi; a dissyllabic, is botha noun and a verb, the verb has mostly the accenton the latter, and the noun on the former syllable:as, PROSODY. 171 Molly, let Hymen-s gentle handCement our hearts together,With such a cement as shall standIn spite of wind and weather. I do presage—and oft a factA presage doth foretoken —Our mutual love shall neer contract,Our contract neer be broken. There are many exceptions to the rule justenunciated (so that, correctly as well as familiarlyspeaking, it is perhaps no rule); for though verbsseldom have an accent on the former, yet nounsfrequently have it on the latter syllable: as, Mary Anne is my delightBoth by day and eke by night;For by day her soft controlSoothes my heart and calms my soul;And her image while I dozeComes to sweeten my repose;Fortune favouring my the pigs she shall be mine ! The former syllable of most dissyllables endingin y, our, oiv, le, ish, ck, ter, age, en, et, is accented:as, Granny, noodl
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