02822cam a2200277Ia 4500009719082MiAaHDL20230331000000.0m d cr bn ---auaua790821s1832 nyu 000 0 eng dsdr-hvd.990030019970203941(MH)003001997HVD01-Aleph(MH)Aleph003001997(OCoLC)5295083TYCTYCm.c.PITHMGPE1111.C66 1832DA522.C51G75 1832PE1111.C66 1832Cobbett, William,1763-1835A grammar of the English language, in a series of letters :intended for the use of schools and of young persons in general, but more especially for the use of soldiers, sailors, apprentices and plough boys /by William Cobbett ; to which are added six lessons intended to prevent statesmen from using false grammar and from writing in an awkward manner.New York :John Doyle,1832.213 p. ;17 cm.Dedication to her most gracious Majesty, Queen Caroline -- Introduction -- Definition of grammar and of its different branches or parts -- Etymology, the different parts of speech, or sorts of words -- Etymology of articles -- Etymology of nouns -- Etymology of pronouns -- Etymology of adjectives -- Etymology of verbs -- Etymology of adverbs -- Etymology of prepositions -- Etymology of conjunctions -- Cautionary remarks -- Syntax generally considered -- Syntax, the points and marks made use of in writing -- Syntax, as relating to articles -- Syntax, as relating to nouns -- Syntax as relating to pronouns -- Syntax, as relating to pronouns -- Syntax, as relating to adjectives -- Syntax, as relating to verbs -- Syntax, as relating to adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions -- Specimens of false grammar, taken from the writings of Doctor Johnson and from those of Doctor Watts -- Errors and nonsense in a King's speech -- On putting sentences together, and on figurative language -- Six lessons, intended to prevent statesmen from using false grammar, and from writing in an awkward manner -- On the speeach of the Right Honourable Manners Sutton, Speaker of the House of Commons -- On his Majesty's speech at the close of Session in 1819 -- On the note of Lord Castlereagh relative to the Museums of Paris -- On the dispatch of the Duke of Wellington relative to the same subject -- On a note of Lord Castlereagh relative to the French slave trade -- On dispatches of the Marquis Wellesley relative to the State of Ireland, in 1822.Mode of access: Internet.1800-1869fastEnglish languageGrammarOnline version:Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.Grammar of the English language, in a series of letters.New York : John Doyle, 1832(OCoLC)719393195Harvard reading textbooks preservation microfilm project ;01825.mmf00971908220020606093309.720230331000000.020230401060541.02024-11-21T18:52:37ZSDR-HVDhvdALMAprepare.pl-004-008BKsdr-hvd.990030019970203941hvdSDRHVD003001997hvd.32044097075444HVD990030019970203941HVDHVD20241121googlehvd.320440970754441832pdbibUS bib date1 < 1931